In the first long-term, community-level field study of wild bumble bee nutrition, a team of ecologists led by Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden discovered that wild bees aren't ...

Wild honeybees in Europe have just been officially declared endangered for the first time. This decision, made by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), signals a major shift in ...

To save money, Rachel Fordyce parked her car for free at Ithaca's East Hill Plaza and walked through East Lawn Cemetery to ...

The accusations you may have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed by evidence. Entomologists explain that there are ...

Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees. Honey bees may ...

That matters beyond the insects themselves. Bees and wasps help support pollination and other ecological interactions. If ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 23, 2024) A study in Science of The Total Environment calculates and compares pesticide risk in 594 wild bee species associated with crops in North America. Current ...

Bees and other pollinators have been on the decline for years, and experts blame a combination of factors: insecticides, parasites, disease, climate change and lack of a diverse food supply. A ...

For humans, humidity often makes us cranky, sweaty, and downright uncomfortable. For sweat bees, humidity changes their ...

Millions of bees have reportedly made the ground beneath a cemetery in New York their home. According to Scientific American, ...

As plants and flowers bloom this Spring, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission warns residents of the bees ...