However, barley's wind pollination means bees do not bother to visit it.

然而，大麦的粉意味着蜜蜂不为它粉。

When you think of pollinators — what comes to mind?

说起粉者，你会想到什么呢？

These little insects are some of the best pollinators in the entire world.

这些小昆虫是世界上最好的粉者。

And that's used as a lure by the plant to encourage other pollinators.

植物用它作为粉昆虫的诱饵。

East facing blooms attracted five times as many pollinating insects than west facing ones.

朝东的花的粉昆虫是朝西的五倍。

Of course, many plants have multiple pollinators, and most pollinators tend to more than one kind of plant.

当然，大多植物都有好几个粉者，大多数粉者也对应有几种植物。

They also do not support pollinators like birds, bees, and butterflies.

它们也不支持鸟类、蜜蜂和蝴蝶等粉者。

In fact, they are the world's most important pollinators.

事实上，它们是世界上最重要的粉者。

Lots of sweet-smelling flowers, for instance, use terpenes to attract pollinators.

比如许多有香味的花朵，使用萜烯粉者。

And did you know that these furry fliers are also pollinators?

你知道这些毛茸茸的飞行动物也是粉者吗？

In the U.S., pollinator services are actually more highly valued than is honey production.

在美国，粉者服务实际上比蜂蜜生产更受重视。

Together, they are probably the most important group of insect pollinators.

加在一起，它们可能是最重要的昆虫粉介。

Pollinators like bees and butterflies help flowers to reproduce while getting a tasty treat.

蜜蜂和蝴蝶这种粉昆虫帮助花朵繁殖，同时得到花粉。

And there are some lesser-known pollinator pals, too — even gerbils.

还有一些不太为人所知的粉者——甚至有沙鼠。

Now scientists understand that moths are important nocturnal pollinators.

如今科学家已能确定飞蛾种群是十重要的夜间粉者。

Sceptics told him he was wasting his time, since rice was a self-pollinator.

有人质疑他浪费时间，因为水稻属自花粉作物。

And flowering plants have even evolved a suite of different colours to attract specific pollinators-known as pollinator syndrome.

开花植物甚至进化出一套不同的颜色特定的粉介——被称为粉介综合症。

She added that less cutting of plants and grass lets pollinators get to flowers.

她补充说，少割植物少割草可以让粉者接触到花。

It's famous for its unique odor-something like rotting flesh-which it uses to attract pollinators.

它因用粉者的有点像腐肉的独特气味而著名。

Just how many pollinators was an open question at the time.

但究竟有多少粉者，这在当时是一个悬而未决的问题。