The problem: While honey bees are extremely important for agricultural activity — like growing food — they’re also pollen ...

The bee is one of nature’s most prolific pollinators. There are over 20,000 bee species, most of which spread pollen between flowers. Bees can be divided into groups based on their social behavior.

The way in which honey bees pollinate can also create problems for native plant ecosystems. That’s because honey bees often ...

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If your plants' leaves are looking lacy—or you're seeing patches of dead grass in your lawn—Japanese beetles may be to blame.

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By mid- to late-summer and fall, yellow jacket populations are at their height. “As their number build up, they gorge ...

What do you see in this photo? A bumble bee. A small brown spider. White flowers. Look closely: There's a large crab spider ...

Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California ...

High heat and heavy metals dampen a bumblebee’s trademark buzz, threatening pollen release and colony chatter. Tiny sensors ...