The Bees Are Showing Up Late — And Crops Can't Wait
As warming temperatures scramble the timing between flowering and pollinator emergence, growers are turning to artificial and robotic pollination to close the gap nature no longer can.
Amitraz-resistant mites are killing commercial hives faster than beekeepers can rebuild them, and almond growers are already paying more for pollination.
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As warming temperatures scramble the timing between flowering and pollinator emergence, growers are turning to artificial and robotic pollination to close the gap nature no longer can.
New gene-level evidence shows sulfoxaflor may be suppressing bumblebee fertility in ways the tests used to approve it were never designed to catch.
A new white paper spanning eight research consortia says fragmented policy, not a lack of data, is the biggest obstacle to reversing pollinator decline.