Up to 85% of the nectar available to pollinating insects in a city comes from gardens. What we plant – whether in an allotment or a window box – can make a huge difference.
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The spread of tawny crazy ants may be driven, in part, by their need for calcium. The calcium-rich limestone bedrock of the lower U.S. Midwest may provide ideal conditions for populations to explode.
Silky oaks, or Grevillea robusta, are in bloom. These hardy, attractive trees light up the sky in late spring – but handle with care.
New research suggests individual bees are born with one of two learning styles – either curious or focused. Their genetic tendency has implications for how the hive works together.
A single colony of bees can have 60,000 bees in it. Together, they can visit up to 50 million flowers each day to collect pollen and nectar. They’re not called ‘busy bees’ for nothing!
Mosquitoes have intricate and essential relationships with plants. Understanding their important work as pollinators would help to understand their role in different ecosystems.
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Ecology, University of Bristol
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Lecturer and Director - Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor in Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Research Biologist at Intermountain Bird Observatory, Boise State University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor in Biology, Marquette University
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Teaching Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate of Ecology, University of Dayton
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PhD Candidate in Community Ecology, University of Bristol
