Alien fig wasps invading South Florida have perked up the sex life of the Ficus tree. They have what the trees had been missing: a knowing and generous way with pollen. This has led to a proliferat… ...

The commercially cultivated fig tree is usually a female parthenocarpic variety of the ancient common fig (Ficus carica) and does not need pollination to produce fruit. On the other hand, those ...

But if you're a fan of the fig, you may have heard a rumor that's not so appetizing: that they're full of dead wasps. And if you're vegan, this may leave you questioning whether figs are actually ...

Jerry looks at the wonderful world of figs and some of the specific plants in this group. The common edible fig (Ficus carica) has been grown for its delicious fruit since about 9,000BC - possibly ...

image: Figs and fig wasps view more . Credit: WANG Gang. Banyan trees are fig trees that begin their life as an epiphyte. The most noticeable feature of banyan Ficus species is their extraordinary ...

Higher temperatures make it difficult for fig tree pollinators Date: September 23, 2022 Source: Uppsala University Summary: Researchers have been studying the effect of rising temperatures on the ...

Across the fig tree’s range there exist some 10,000 living species of fig wasps as well, says Farache — “that’s about the same number of birds that live in the world!” Of these, just ...

The genus Ficus (figs) and their agaonid pollinating fig wasps are a classic example of coevolution. It represents perhaps the most extreme and ancient (about 75 million years) obligate ...

Pollinator host-switches and fig hybridization dominate fig-wasp coevolution. The genus Ficus (figs) and their agaonid pollinating fig wasps are a classic example of coevolution.