Rutgers pollination ecologist Rachael Winfree in the field.
The domesticated honeybee has long been recognized as the workhorse of crop pollination but two recent studies turn that assumption on its head, revealing that wild pollinators are as effective as, and at times, more efficient than honeybees. Professor Rachael Winfree, from the department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, was involved in both studies. Read more about the findings.
