Bumblebees Bite Plants to Force Them to Flower (Seriously)

Share this on WhatsApp Bumblebees are a resourceful bunch: when pollen is scarce and plants near the nest are not yet flowering, workers have developed a way to force them to bloom. Research published on Thursday in Science shows that the insects puncture the plants’ leaves, which causes them to flower, on average, 30 days … Continue reading Bumblebees Bite Plants to Force Them to Flower (Seriously)