India, April 22 -- Climate change is altering the timing of hatching in bees and wasps, causing earlier emergence after winter

Warmer temperatures can leave insects out of sync with food sources such as flowers and prey

Faster depletion of fat reserves in warmer conditions reduces survival and reproductive success

Some summer females lost up to 34% of their body mass under higher temperatures

Study highlights risks to pollination and calls for deeper research into climate impacts on insect populations

Climate change is altering the timing of emergence, or hatching, after hibernation in bees and wasps worldwide, adversely affecting their physical fitness, a new study has found.

The research, published in the journal Functional Ecolog...