Tag: Rachael Winfree

bee with green metallic head and thorax and yellow-and-black striped abdomen visits a small pinkish-violet flower, with green foliage below and a dark green background out of focus in the distance

Evidence for Biodiversity Insurance Hypothesis: More Species Are Indeed Beneficial

A multi-year study of wild bee species pollinating fruit crops finds significant variance year-to-year in the species mix and more species needed to maintain threshold pollination levels over multiple years than in any single year. The analysis offers clear evidence that greater biodiversity yields greater ecosystem resilience.

Entomology Today February 23, 2023 Leave a Comment

In a New Study, Spring Forest Bees Get Their Due

Wild bees that live primarily in forests are an understudied group, but new research sheds light on the ecology of bee species that do much of the spring pollination work in woodlands.