Scientists have been warning for years that bumblebee populations are declining, posing a risk to the vital role that pollinators have in helping maintain food and plants across the world. New ...

A: According to an article by David Inouye of the University of Maryland for the U.S. Forest Service, in spring, “queens emerge from underground where they have spent the winter, and look for a nest ...

Bumblebees are disappearing around the world. But so far, scientists can only speculate about what’s causing their demise, probing the effects of habitat loss, pesticides and disease. Now, new ...

Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

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 ...