A Green Valley group is joining forces with the U.S. Forest Service to install replaceable pine boards in the back of benches ...

Quietly tucked away at the southernmost end of campus, behind the tranquility of the Arboretum and Japan House, lies a place ...

I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, ...

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its ...

From the first winning word (gladiolus) to the use of fast-paced spell-offs, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has endured for 100 years.

The garden centers are stocked full of the latest eye-catching blooms, shrubs, small trees, veggie packs and all sorts of ...

Why are the big bees hanging around the building and causing holes in the wood? When does the insecticide spray for dogwood ...

By collecting pollen and nectar, honeybees (seen here) and wild ones pollinate more than 75% of the world's crops, said ...

Some are metallic green. They are great crop pollinators. Carpenter bees: They look like bumble bees and are good pollinators, but they don't live in hives; rather, they live in burrowed-out wood.

Plugging holes can work, but only if the bee has been taken care of; otherwise, it will just make another hole. If you've noticed some large bees hovering around your backyard wooden deck or ...

It isn't the threat of a sting that gives them their pest status (or their descriptive name). Instead, the major issue with carpenter bees versus bumble bees and other varieties is their habit of ...

Carpenter bees are actually a majorly beneficial insect ... You might not want to invite them onto your porch, but letting them bumble about your hydrangeas could make all the difference for them—and ...