Title Wild type plants are superior to cultivars when it comes to attracting pollinators, study says Image Wed, 2026-06-03 09:02 Great Lakes Echo By Samantha Ku Cultivated plants rarely match their wild type counterparts in their ability to support pollinators, according to research by pollinator ecologists at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Great Lakes Echo, 2022, Authors, bees, Biodiversity, BIRD, Birds, butterflies, Chicago, coffee, Community, conservation, crops, Diversity, endangered species, england, Flowers, Food, found, Gardening, help, home, Illinois, industry, Information, insects, looking, maryland, May, Moths, new, New England, north, North America, online, Other, Parks, pesticides, plants, play, project, red, Research, Science, study, support, time, Transit, university, US, Wildlife, work, World