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"Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities" (2024) https://www.anl.gov/article/insect-populations-flourish-in-t...
ScholarlyArticle: "If you build it, will they come? Insect community responses to habitat establishment at solar energy facilities in Minnesota, USA" (2024) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0f72
From https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/experts-uncover-incredib... :
> The results speak for themselves. One study found that insect abundance tripled over five years at two Minnesota solar sites. Native bee populations skyrocketed twentyfold. That's some serious pollinator power.
/? solar meadow: https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+meadow
Also for the bees:
"Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need – Colonies grew 15-fold" (2025) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45000823 :
> "Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees" (2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09431-y
"Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities" (2024) https://www.anl.gov/article/insect-populations-flourish-in-t...
ScholarlyArticle: "If you build it, will they come? Insect community responses to habitat establishment at solar energy facilities in Minnesota, USA" (2024) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0f72
From https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/experts-uncover-incredib... :
> The results speak for themselves. One study found that insect abundance tripled over five years at two Minnesota solar sites. Native bee populations skyrocketed twentyfold. That's some serious pollinator power.
/? solar meadow: https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+meadow
Also for the bees:
"Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need – Colonies grew 15-fold" (2025) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45000823 :
> "Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees" (2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09431-y