Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities
From DOE/Argonne National Laboratory 18/01/24 Bumblebees buzz from flower to flower, stopping for a moment under a clear blue Minnesota sky. Birds chirp, and tall grasses blow in the breeze. This isn’t a scene from a pristine nature preserve or national park. It is nestled between photovoltaic (PV) solar arrays on rehabilitated farmland. Researchers at […]
Commonly used pesticides are still harming bees
From Pensoft Publishers 12/12/23 “When you step outside the laboratory, a challenge of ecotoxicology is to capture effect of real-world practices at organism-relevant scales.” said Dr. Charlie Nicholson, co-lead author and postdoc at Lund University. “With the largest experimental field deployment of any pollinator, we see that bumblebees encounter multiple pesticides in agricultural landscapes, resulting […]
Coffee and cocoa plants at risk from pollinator loss
From University College London 06/11/23 Tropical crops such as coffee, cocoa, watermelon and mango may be at risk due to the loss of insect pollinators, finds a new study led by UCL and Natural History Museum researchers. Published in Science Advances, the study explores the intricate interplay between climate change, land use change, and their […]