Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated either by wind shaking flowers or by bees, which fly into the flowers and vibrate, releasing the pollen into the air. But inside a greenhouse or indoor ...

We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not fully understand, in spring, summer, and fall: why do bees visit flowers? Much ...

Contrary to the behavior of certain other insects, bees don’t actually fly once it’s dark, according to this trending ...

Here too is a strange fly. With stripes on the abdomen and about the same size, the flower flies look much like the bees or wasps. And they find it beneficial to look like them. Most people seeing ...

Bees that land on short, wide flowers can fly away with an upset stomach. The parasite (Crithidia bombi) is transmitted when the insects accidentally ingest contaminated bee feces, which “tends to ...