Around 4,000 plant species from different parts of the world secrete nectar outside their flowers, such as on their stems or leaves, through secretory glands known as extrafloral nectaries. Unlike ...

The USDA Economic Research Service released the June Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook on June 18. Though the monthly report is focused on sugar prices and production and import volume, this month’s report ...

15-Oct-2024 3:10 PM EDT, by College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Around 90% of the country’s commercial bee colonies congregate in ...

Fruit crop production relies on effective transfer of pollen to achieve fertilisation, fruit set and quality. Natural pollination by insects—principally bees, bumble bees and other wild ...

Over the past several years, the population of important pollinators has declined in the United States and internationally. Pollinators play a key role in agriculture since the majority of native ...

Bees are dying—and at an alarming rate. Between 2023 and 2024, U.S. beekeepers lost an estimated 55.1 percent of their colonies—the worst loss in more than a decade and nearly 15 percent higher than ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nigeria’s Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve boasts more plant species than any other montane forest in Nigeria. The reserve is also home to a small ...