Quick Take Argentine ants are a non-native, invasive species in the United States. They compete with bumble bees for prized ...

Wild bees across the west face a growing threat from microscopic parasites. Last week an Oregon researcher visited USU’s ...

Curious where bees and wasps go in winter? Learn how these buzzing insects survive the cold months and what happens to hives and nests until spring.

When a bumble bee emerges from torpor, it repeatedly rubs its arms over its head and flexes its abdomen. It’s a half-stretch, half-dance move that warms the bee up and out of the state of decreased ...

Bumblebees have a way of looking both adorable and slightly overserved, wobbling from flower to flower like fuzzy little potatoes. They seem simple, almost carefree. But a new study suggests there’s ...

I never realized how fuzzy a bumble bee is until I got to hold one between my fingertips. It feels like a furry black and yellow bear, buzzing with its tiny body, wriggling with its legs. The ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list the Crotch’s bumble bee, Franklin’s bumble bee, Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee and western bumble ...

A survey of California bumblebees could not detect a single member of eight different species, historically found in the state. KPBS science and technology reporter Thomas Fudge spoke to researchers ...

MANKATO — Bumble bees are in decline in Minnesota, but that doesn’t stop people from studying them. A study finds over half of U.S. bee colonies have vanished, and 64% of Minnesota’s hives have ...

ST. PAUL — Meet Minnesota's new state bee: The rusty patched bumblebee, an endangered species you might be able to see in your own backyard. Once widespread and abundant, the bumblebee's population ...

Some of California’s most crucial insects seem to have gone missing. A new study suggests that populations of once-abundant bumble bee species in California may have experienced serious decline, after ...

(KXAN) – A study by Agricultural Research Service, which is the in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, showed honey bees revisit the same flower patch more often than bumble ...