We’re almost at that time of the year where stinging insects will be at their peak populations. An unusually milder winter coupled with a bountiful food supply has led researchers with the Alabama ...

Bumblebees are critical pollinators, and many species are in decline — but we don’t fully understand why. Now scientists have suggested that a major contributor may be to global warming compromising ...

The state is home to more than 1,000 species of bees—from miner bees, which dig their nests in the ground, to squash bees, which you can sometimes catch napping on zucchini flowers. Nearly 10% of all ...

We hear about the decrease in the number of pollinators everywhere. This year, Penn State Master Gardeners are participating in a “Sentinel Bee Nest Study.” There are 26 counties across Pennsylvania ...

A few years ago, Adrian Carper, who is in my department and also the Museum of Natural History at the University of Colorado Boulder, told me about a species of bee that could chew nest holes into ...

A few years ago, Adrian Carper, who is in both my department and the Museum of Natural History at the University of Colorado Boulder, told me about a species of bee that could chew nest holes into ...