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, Emily_GowdeyBackus@uml.edu and Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEANNA. THANK YOU. AND TONIGHT, A LOOK AT THE BUSINESS OF HONEYBEES. THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE POLLINATING OUR FOOD AND FLOWERS. AS WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST GINO RECCHIA EXPLAINS. SMOKE DOESN’T ...

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

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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 ...