Dr Dominique Zimmermann poses in undated photo. She was part of a group of researchers who investigated the fauna at the Sandberge Oberweiden conservation area in Lower Austria's Marchfeld region. (Minitta Kandlbauer, NewsX/Bee)
Gail MacInnis poses in undated photo. A study by researchers from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec revealed that the number of solitary bees was decreasing wherever there were many domesticated honeybees. (Concordia University, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a bee on a dandelion, undated. Informing people about the crucial role of bees may not suffice to save them, an American scientist has warned. (Thomas Hochwarter, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Bombus impatiens, undated. The Cornell University researchers focused on the activity of commercial eastern common bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) kept in brightly-coloured hives. (USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Mickey Mouse shaped solar farm, undated. A young scientist has revealed how she helped Disney in supporting pollinators by ensuring herbal biodiversity at its five-megawatt solar facility in Florida. (NewsX/Bee)