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…