Conservation

University trials tested 1,200+ plant cultivars for pollinator visitation. The gap between best and worst was 300-fold. Most garden center picks ranked low.

Vespa velutina appeared in Savannah in August 2023 - the first confirmed US detection. It's already across Europe. The question is whether containment works.

The American bumblebee has vanished from 8 states. Rusty patched bumblebee is federally endangered. Bombus decline rates outpace every other pollinator group.