Despite USDA's strong corn condition ratings, more agronomists and farmers are reporting pollination problems from what's being called 'overly tight tassel wrap,' an issue that can’t be seen until you ...

Pollination is not all or nothing. Unpollinated flowers will die and drop without forming fruit, however incomplete pollination can also occur resulting in fruit that is deformed or drops off early.

That means that pollination may predate plants, says Zong-Xin Ren, botanist and pollination ecologist also with the Kunming Institute. “This finding totally changed our idea [of] what is ...

South Australian beekeepers are already battling drought and low prices. The last thing they need is a bee-killing parasite, ...

Successful pollination is not only important, but it is essential to develop seed and fruit (the ripened ovary). Bees and other pollinators are directly or indirectly responsible for one-third of ...