One challenge for allergy sufferers can be to know which flowers and plants to avoid if you don't want high pollen levels.

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Sunflowers (Helianthus) are members of the daisy family, with both perennial and annual species from the Americas. The annuals (H. annuus), in particular, are invaluable, grown both for their large ...

Early Detection and Rapid Response is a concept to identify potentially invasive species prior to or just as the ...

The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies here every spring from South America—a journey ...

Beyond their nutritional value, dandelions also play a beneficial role in the garden ecosystem. Their long tap roots delve deep into the subsoil, drawing up nutrients and enriching the topsoil when ...

Grass and tree pollen counts are at very high levels, and those are the allergens affecting people and causing symptoms of coughing, sneezing and stuffy heads. Tree pollen is predicted by the Weather ...

S ammy Ramsey was having a hard time getting information. It was 2019, and he was in Thailand, researching parasites that kill bees. But Ramsey was struggling to get one particular Thai beekeeper to ...

Don't forget to feed your plants! Plants need energy in order to grow and produce fruit. To provide them with that energy, it's important to supply them with the essential minerals they need in order ...

The U.S. beekeeping industry has contracted by about 2.9% over the past five years. Some fear immigration policies and trade wars could worsen the situation.