Why some bees are more at risk from climate change
A native Great Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa spp) forages from a Turkey Bush (Calytrix exstipulata) in the tropical savanna of northern Australia. Credit: Photograph by Dr Carmen da Silva. Can your home beat the heat? New research highlights why some bees are more at...
Snapdragon secrets
Contrast counts.Bees are more attracted to yellow and magenta variants than hybrid plants. Credit: © Daria Shipilina/ ISTA. ISTA scientists have continued to collect snapdragon flowers in the Pyrenees to trace their ancestry and understand their genetics. Every...
Heat and heavy metals are changing the way that bees buzz
A buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) buzz-pollinating a flower of the tomato family. Credit: Mario Vallejo-Marin. CC BY-NC-ND. High temperatures and exposure to heavy metals is having an impact on the way that bees buzz, which could impact their ability as...