pollinate
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For Cheradeep Ma venturing out at night to pollinate dragon fruit plants at his farm in Wayanad, in the southern state of Kerala, could be deadly.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
A study from Kobe University suggests this unusual interaction reshapes how scientists understand the balance between plants and the insects that pollinate them.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026
“Despite their disgusting appearance,” lovebugs provide environmental benefits, too, the video notes: The adults pollinate flowers, while the larvae aid the natural composting of soil.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025
Insects are essential members of the web of life that pollinate many flowering plants, serve as a food source for birds and animals, and perform other important ecological services.
From Salon • Dec. 30, 2024
They were mostly self-pollinating: that is, the crop varieties could pollinate themselves and pass on their own desirable genes unchanged, instead of having to hybridize with other varieties less useful to humans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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