Insects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images Rachel Mallinger: A lot of different insects pollinate. Insects visit flowers for many purposes, ...
Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is ...
Get a honey bee near a rose or a lavender and the insect will extend its strawlike tongue to search for nectar, pollinating the flower in the process. That’s, at least, how it works in clean ...