Growers are cutting back on pollination as they face increased costs, said an industry expert. “Pollination isn’t an option ...

This year, the state tree fruit association ... standard box equivalents in Washington and Oregon, down 31% from the five-year average. One of the challenges was pollination.

This year, the state tree fruit association estimated a pear crop of 10.6 million standard 44-pound box equivalents in Washington and ... of pear production, from pollination in the spring all ...

WASHINGTON - The Washington State Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture announced the ...

an associate professor of horticulture at Washington State University, says that this can mean a shortage of honeybees elsewhere in the US for other crops. Artificial pollination may be able to ...

They have finally been officially eradicated, according to the Washington State and U.S. Departments of Agriculture.

The Washington State and U.S. Departments of Agriculture ... poses an indirect threat to plants that depend on honey bees for pollination. The northern giant hornet was first reported in the ...

Washington State University’s latest darling crop ... Sunflare was birthed from pollination and not engineered or modified in any way — “we do what the bees do,” said retired apple breeder ...