pollination

A new study reveals alarming risks that pesticides pose to ground-nesting bees, which are crucial for pollination and food production.

As explained by the AP, pistachio orchards “can be sustained with minimal water during drought” and their trees “rely on wind instead of bees for pollination and can produce nuts for decades longer.”

Hummingbirds might also expand their range given more plants for pollination.

On the other hand, Joshua trees rely solely on the yucca moth for pollination.

Although pesky for visitors, wasps are accidental pollinators and play a valuable part in the pollination process.