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27 November 2025

A bee pollinates flowers on a potato plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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11 July 2025

ALBERTA, CANADA - JULY 7: Grain silos rise alongside a yellow canola field along Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II Highway) in Alberta, Canada, on July 7, 2025.

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17 March 2025

In Faridpur, Bangladesh, on March 16, 2025, the region witnesses a bumper crop of seed onions, known as 'black gold'. Farmers tend to their fields as agriculture officials expect a trade worth 500 crore taka this season. Amid the vast onion fields, white kadam flowers bloom, and farmers manually pollinate the crops due to a shortage of bees. This meticulous process starts in November-December and culminates in harvest by April-May.

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10 March 2025

An observation of a marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeds on nectar from a Rosa chinensis 'Old Blush', or the monthly rose flower. Hoverflies are important pollinators, sometimes even more effective than bees. They prefer small clustered flowers, and crops like carrots rely on them for pollination. They also help boost strawberry production. This photo is taken in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 10, 2025.

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10 March 2025

An Observation Of A Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus Balteatus) Feeding On Nectar From A Rosa Chinensis 'Old Blush', Or The Monthly Rose Flower. Hoverflies Are Important Pollinators, Sometimes Even More Effective Than Bees. They Prefer Small Clustered Flowers, And Crops Like Carrots Rely On Them For Pollination, They Also Help Boost Strawberry Production. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On March 10, 2025.

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10 March 2025

An Observation Of A Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus Balteatus) Feeding On Nectar From A Rosa Chinensis 'Old Blush', Or The Monthly Rose Flower. Hoverflies Are Important Pollinators, Sometimes Even More Effective Than Bees. They Prefer Small Clustered Flowers, And Crops Like Carrots Rely On Them For Pollination, They Also Help Boost Strawberry Production. This Photo Was Taken At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On March 10, 2025.

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1 April 2024

Bees are pollinating the flowers of a blooming fruit tree in spring in Dnipropetrovsk Region, Ukraine, on March 31, 2024.

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#11052027

6 March 2024

The Common Crow (Euploea core) butterfly belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily Danainae, within the tribe Danaini, and is found from South Asia to Australia. It is a medium-sized butterfly, glossy-black in color, with a wingspan of 85-95 mm (3.3-3.7 in), featuring rows of white spots along the margins of its wings. This species, as caterpillars, sequesters toxins from its food plant, which are then passed on from the larva to the pupa and finally to the adult. The Common Crow butterfly exhibits bold behavior while feeding, spending extended periods of time at each bunch of flowers. A Common Crow butterfly was observed sitting on a lemon leaf in the morning at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 06/03/2023.

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6 March 2024

The Common Crow (Euploea core) butterfly belongs to the Crows and Tigers subfamily Danainae, within the tribe Danaini, and is found from South Asia to Australia. It is a medium-sized butterfly, glossy-black in color, with a wingspan of 85-95 mm (3.3-3.7 in), featuring rows of white spots along the margins of its wings. This species, as caterpillars, sequesters toxins from its food plant, which are then passed on from the larva to the pupa and finally to the adult. The Common Crow butterfly exhibits bold behavior while feeding, spending extended periods of time at each bunch of flowers. A Common Crow butterfly was observed sitting on a lemon leaf in the morning at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 06/03/2023.

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12 October 2023

Honey Butternut Squash (a new hybrid crop) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 08, 2023.

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2 March 2023

Hoverfly (Eristalinus) visited the Mango (Mangifera indica) flowers to drink honey at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 02/03/2023. Mango (Mangifera indica) is one of the most widely grown and economically important fruit crops worldwide. The Mango Flower is monoecious that produces both male and female reproductive parts in the same or single tree. Mango trees initiate a lot of flowers and all the flowers won't develop into fruits. 75 % of mango flowers initiated can develop into fruits by self-pollinating.

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2 March 2023

Hoverfly (Eristalinus) visited the Mango (Mangifera indica) flowers to drink honey at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 02/03/2023. Mango (Mangifera indica) is one of the most widely grown and economically important fruit crops worldwide. The Mango Flower is monoecious that produces both male and female reproductive parts in the same or single tree. Mango trees initiate a lot of flowers and all the flowers won't develop into fruits. 75 % of mango flowers initiated can develop into fruits by self-pollinating.

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2 March 2023

Hoverfly (Eristalinus) visited the Mango (Mangifera indica) flowers to drink honey at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 02/03/2023. Mango (Mangifera indica) is one of the most widely grown and economically important fruit crops worldwide. The Mango Flower is monoecious that produces both male and female reproductive parts in the same or single tree. Mango trees initiate a lot of flowers and all the flowers won't develop into fruits. 75 % of mango flowers initiated can develop into fruits by self-pollinating.

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6 September 2022

A group of blue-banded bees (Amegilla cingulata) are on the holy basil or tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) plant in the evening at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 06/09/2022. The blue-banded bee is naturally a solitary bee and it is a big help in the vegetable garden, performing a particular type of pollination known as ''buzz pollination'', or sonication, in which it holds onto the flower and shakes its body rapidly. This type of pollination is really useful on crops such as tomatoes, blueberries, cranberries, kiwi fruit, eggplants, and chilies. For this reason, the blue-banded bee is extremely valuable to farmers.

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6 September 2022

A group of blue-banded bees (Amegilla cingulata) are on the holy basil or tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) plant in the evening at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 06/09/2022. The blue-banded bee is naturally a solitary bee and it is a big help in the vegetable garden, performing a particular type of pollination known as ''buzz pollination'', or sonication, in which it holds onto the flower and shakes its body rapidly. This type of pollination is really useful on crops such as tomatoes, blueberries, cranberries, kiwi fruit, eggplants, and chilies. For this reason, the blue-banded bee is extremely valuable to farmers.

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23 August 2022

The moths of the family Psychidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) are known as bagworms, because, the bagworm moth larva uses debris to build a self-enclosing mobile protective case, which hangs on the branches of a tree or a twig at height. Its clever camouflaging ability looks like a small twig is walking. Bagworm species are commonly polyphagous and known as pests that damage different crops by defoliating the leaves. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on august 22, 2022.

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