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Insects in the city: Flowers alone may not be enough to sustain them
- May 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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What renders a city garden attractive to insects such as solitary bees, bumblebees and hoverflies? And how well do they pollinate plants in urban areas? A study by the Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape shows that insects can pollinate plants in the entire city. However, they still require more insect-friendly green spaces. The findings are published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
Originally published at Phys.org