When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting ...

A rare North American bumble bee may have been on a path toward extinction long before modern human impacts, suggesting that its long-term genetic vulnerability made it especially fragile and less ...

UC Davis entomologist Robbin Thorp monitored populations of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) until his death in 2019. The bee, found only in a limited area on the border of California and ...

Participants in the beekeeping basics class Dec. 3 will explore essential topics including hive structure, bee behavior, ...

Bees play a key role in pollination, which is essential for our planet's survival. They fly from flower to flower to gather nectar and pollen. This action aids plant reproduction, which leads to food ...

The female bee's upward-pointing horns could be used to access flowers, compete for resources, and defend nests, researchers ...

A rare North American bumble bee may have been on a path toward extinction long before modern human impacts, suggesting that its long-term genetic vulnerability made it especially fragile and less ...

The "Lucifer" bee, or Megachile lucifer, was discovered 2019 in the Goldfields region of western Australia. DNA testing ...

In 2019, researcher Kit Prendergast was surveying the insects visiting an incredibly rare plant in the Bremer Ranges of ...

New information about a rare bumblebee species last seen alive in 2006 has created a buzz among scientists who research ...

In the overlooked corners of Puget Sound, wild bee populations are thriving in unexpected places, according to a comprehensive seven-year study by Washington St ...