ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Areas across New York State are making an effort to protect valuable ecosystems that pollinators provide. Most attribute pollination to birds and bees — but butterflies, bats, ...

Other pollinators are also present in New York City’s urban landscapes and may be important, too, especially in early spring and late fall when bees are less active. These include flies, wasps, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (CORNELL) — A New York state survey, supported by Cornell bee experts, finds that more than half of important native pollinators may be at risk of disappearing from the state—potentially ...

EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A new study the first of its kind said New York's pollinators could be at risk of going extinct. "We need the pollinators to make the food that we rely on," Masterson's ...

ALBANY — Efforts to promote and protect pollinator health statewide are being highlighted by New York State officials. Pollinator services are estimated to contribute to the production of $469.8 ...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. – Nearly 30% of pollinators are facing extinction, a crucial part of the food chain. Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean visited a pollinator garden in Brighton, highlighting ...

Birdhouse-style “bee hotels” are coming to seven New York City public plazas to help at-risk native pollinators thrive — but one expert says they’re not going to fly in the concrete jungle. The city’s ...

NEW YORK - At a photoshoot on a farm in Upstate New York, professional model Thomas Castro found himself surrounded by goats, chickens, and bees. He became inspired. "I thought to myself, I want that, ...

A recently released pollinator distribution study, the first of its kind in the state, found that many of New York’s pollinators are in danger of being wiped out in the Empire State. Officials said ...

From the standpoint of pollination, there are efficient pollinators and those that are less effective. “Good” or “effective” pollinators are those that are abundant and have a high likelihood of ...

Cornell University Insect Collection samples of the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), which in 2017 was named an endangered species and is believed no longer present in New York. Photo by ...