Picture shows the Jabeprode trapping device, undated. Beekeepers in southwestern France have opted to set up specially designed traps targeting an invasive species in a bid to prevent the loss of further colonies. (NewsX/Bee)
Lower Saxon Environment Minister Christian Meyer poses in an undated photo. Meyer - who took office last November - said biodiversity but also food supply and the economic stability of Lower Saxony's agricultural firms were at risk if the number of insect species kept declining. (Sven Brauers, NewsX/Bee)
German Minister Worried About Pollinator Habitat Loss
Picture shows Cedric Alaux from the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), undated. He praised the endeavour for posing "new research perspectives". (NewsX/Bee)