When the chill of winter sets in and most gardens seem to sigh under frost and snow, some brave plants continue to hum with ...

Bees that have been exposed to nicotine make very bad decisions that are not in their own self-interest, according to new research. Nicotine is produced naturally by some plants that use insect ...

Neonicotinoids are common pesticides that target the same mechanisms in insect brains that are affected by nicotine in our brains. And according to a new field experiment, neonicotinoids are harmful ...

Once bees develop a taste for caffeine, they’ll do just about anything to get a fix. “The effect of caffeine is akin to drugging, where the honey bees are tricked into valuing the forage as a higher ...

Humans love flowers because of their beautiful colors, intriguing shapes, and lovely fragrance. From the plant’s perspective, however, these qualities are more about function than aesthetics. Plants ...

Some plants offer top-shelf nectar, but they face stiff competition when it comes to getting bees' attention. Researchers have found that some plants are spiking their own nectar with caffeine because ...

It’s called nectar robbing: Bees get nectar, but don’t pollinate the plants in exchange. With their short tongues, Valley carpenter bees can’t easily drink the nectar from tubular flowers. So they use ...

Bees are attracted to nectar containing common pesticides, scientists at Newcastle University and Trinity College Dublin have discovered. Previous studies suggested exposure of this kind can affect ...