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Humans may not be the only species that struggles to eat the right amounts of the ideal foods. A new study led by researchers ...
New research from Penn State shows bumble bees often eat the wrong foods — a finding that challenges assumptions about bee ...
Among all these pollinators, bumble bees are some of the largest and most familiar insects to us. You might be surprised to learn that we’ve documented 22 species of bumble bees in Alaska, most ...
While honey bees — the most important pollinator of crops — seem particularly affected, other pollinators, such as bumble bees, suffer, too. Such insects visit flowers to forage for nectar and ...
A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to particulate air pollutants, scientists at the University of Leicester have ...
Whoever photographs or video records the insect, and is judged the winner, wins a prize — and bragging rights. The fifth annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble Bee-of-the-Year Contest ...
Insect populations are declining. There are seven species of bumble bee in Rhode Island, but there used to be twelve. Researchers are tracking local bee populations to educate the community and ...
While honeybees - the most important pollinator of crops - seem particularly affected, other pollinators, such as bumble bees, suffer, too. Such insects visit flowers to forage for nectar and ...
With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as easil ...
Rusty patched bumble bees lost 87% of their population over the last couple of decades nationwide — their local ... I mean, you know, honestly, when I walk by my yard, I hear the insects ...
Humans may not be the only species that struggles to eat the right amounts of the ideal foods. A new study led by researchers ...