Pollination ‘Magic’ Happens at Night Too, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds

Pollination ‘Magic’ Happens at Night Too, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds

Pollinators are essential for the reproduction of most plant species, including many major food crops, as well as for the maintenance of healthy ecosystems. A new research review by scientists at Lund University in Sweden has found that — in 90 percent of cases studied — nocturnal pollinators like moths are just as important as bees and other daytime pollinators. “The daily transition between day and night, known as the diel cycle, is characteri…

Pollinating animals are all those that contribute to the pollination process, which consists of the transfer of pollen from the stamens (male part of the flowers) to the pistil (female part of the flowers) of the plants, which is essential for the reproduction of many plant species.

Pollination ‘Magic’ Happens at Night Too | Study finds that — in 90 percent of cases studied — nocturnal pollinators like moths are just as important as bees and other daytime pollinators.