It can be hard to get bees to do their vital work in indoor farms or greenhouses. Instead, the plants may need a little robotic assistance to reproduce. Out in a field, tomato plants are pollinated ...

Contacts for media: Emily Gowdey-Backus, [email protected] and Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, [email protected] LOWELL, Mass. – Aiming to better understand the pollination process, a UMass ...

LOWELL — A UMass Lowell scientist has developed a microrobot that simulates the way bees pollinate plants. Noah Jafferis, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, developed the ...

When you think of a honey bee, you likely first associate it with, well, honey — but if you’ve ever eaten an apple or had a cup of coffee, you’ve benefited from a honey bee, too. Over one-third of the ...

Get a honeybee near a rose or a lavender and the insect will extend its strawlike tongue to search for nectar, pollinating the flower in the process. That’s at least how it works in clean environments ...

A University of Massachusetts Lowell researcher who specializes in building micro-robots is using his skills to help uncover how bees pollinate through buzzing. Noah Jafferis and a research colleague ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Northern Michigan cherry farmers are not winging it when it comes to the health of their crops. As they prepare for the growing season, they bring in honey bees. With a short window to ...

Bees are appearing earlier in the season in several regions, and the shift is being linked with changing climate patterns. A ...

The Honeybee Health Coalition reported 1.6 million bee colonies were lost across the country between 20-25, leading to an $18 ...

LOWELL, Mass. – Aiming to better understand the pollination process, a UMass Lowell scientist has simulated the buzz of a bee in a microrobot. UMass Lowell’s Noah Jafferis, assistant professor of ...