Bees are trucked over great distances to pollinate crops from almonds to alfalfa, in a practice that’s bad for their health and that of native pollinators. How can we fix the system? In some ...

The pollination work by this species of solitary bee is crucial for alfalfa seed production. There are more species of solitary bees than honeybees. Like honeybees, solitary bees are essential for ...

Assessment of Native Pollinator Health and Diversity in Urban Forest Fragments ... Novel microsatellite loci reveal high genetic diversity yet low population structure for alfalfa leafcutting bees in ...

I’ve seen this firsthand on my farm in Washington state, where I rely on bees for the pollination of my alfalfa seed crops. Honeybees in fact are flourishing. “There are more honeybees on the ...

Our interest in insect toxicology falls under three sub-themes: i. Pollinator toxicology. We study the impacts of pesticides on various beneficial insects but have a particular interest in pollinators ...