A pollinator crisis can decrease plant abundance despite pollinators being herbivores at the larval stage.

Pollinating insects are decreasing worldwide due to various environmental stresses (so-called pollinator crisis), raising concerns that plant productivity could be undermined in natural and agricultural ecosystems. To date, however, few studies have reported a concurrent decline in both pollinators and plants, and little is known about when a "plant crisis" occurs. Here, we propose that anthropogenic environmental stresses on pollinating insects (e.

Exploration of Malaysian school-children's food preferences: what do we know?

Background: Feeding practices exert a definite influence over children's experiences. This article aims to explore parental feeding practices and investigate the prediction domain of food preference from parent-child perspectives.

Methods: Two individual studies were conducted on Malay families with children aged 7-12 years.