High heat and heavy metals dampen a bumblebee’s trademark buzz, threatening pollen release and colony chatter. Tiny sensors ...

Robo-Bees Could Aid Insects with Pollination ... of Advanced Industrial Science in Tsukuba, Japan. "Some robots are expected to be used for experiments in pollination, but no one ...

From cross to self-pollination Alternative genetic mechanism that can lead to plants becoming self-pollinators Date: June 16, 2023 Source: University of Konstanz ...

Robo-Bees May Bring New Fix for Pollination ... Japan. "Some robots are expected to be used for experiments in pollination, but ... and everything linked together in my mind," he told Live Science.

Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure ...

A fungus that attacks only the male flowers on the chempedak fruit tree seems to be the edible reward for pollinators—the first fungus discovered to play such a role in pollination.

But experiments show that when bees are exposed to microplastic pollution, their memory gets so muddled they may forget the scents associated with sugary rewards. As a result, pollination may fail ...

Each flower requires pollination to successfully produce a nearly football-sized fruit – a pod containing 30-60 seeds, which can be processed to make chocolate.