A new study has revealed a surprising wrinkle in our understanding of how pesticides affect bumble bees across the seasons.

The effects of pesticide exposure on pollinator health may be more complicated than originally thought, according to a team of researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences who recently ...

Last summer was an unusually bad year for bees and other pollinating insects, and the UK has seen a long-term decline in ...

Pesticides, widely used to protect crops from pests, often unintentionally harm pollinators like bumble bees. A new study, ...

Fat, hairy, and docile, the bumblebee is the teddy bear of the insect world. But don’t underestimate this agile aviator. As with other wild bees, it plays a vital role as a pollinator.

Most bumble bees are solitary, though ... I think it’s more likely a fungal or bacterial infection or an insect is to blame. Because you’re only seeing a couple of “fang marks,” it ...

A bumble bee queen must go through diapause—a dormant stage that enables an insect to withstand harsh environmental conditions—to survive to the spring, when she can start a new colony.