pollinators

Monarch butterflies could be on the federal Endangered Species list by year's end

Habitat destruction is the driving force behind pollinator population decline.In response, the No Mow May movement started about five years ago to encourage people to leave some flowers for the bees in early spring.

Habitat destruction is the driving force behind pollinator population decline.In response, the No Mow May movement started about five years ago to encourage people to leave some flowers for the bees in early spring.

Farmers find encouraging wild bees helps keep their crops pollinated

In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses miner bees, important pollinators.

More Wisconsin communities are encouraging residents to keep their lawnmowers in the garage next month to boost the population of bees and other pollinators.

You might see them as just pests, but to biologists, insects are a critical part of life on earth, and overall, insect numbers are falling.Locally,…

There's been renewed interest in controlling mosquito populations due to diseases they bring to humans, animals and birds. Locally, there's been a call to…

The next "Science On Tap" is set for Wednesday evening in Minocqua.Each month, a speaker talks about the natural world in Wisconsin.This month's speaker…

Pollinator populations are plummeting. Moths and butterflies have declined by 53 percent. In the last 22 years, Monarch butterfly numbers have decreased…