Bumble bees may overpower invasive Argentine ants in one-on-one fights, but those victories come at a hidden cost.

To stay in the air when hovering over a flower, bumble bees continually flap their wings rapidly, a metabolic process that ...

From fundamental biological units as tiny as genes to complex societies, ecological systems rely on cooperation. All manner ...

Florida's native bees are more efficient pollinators than honeybees and crucial for your garden. Learn how to attract these ...

There’s a new threat to declining bee populations. CT experts warn of parasites and more.

Oregon State University researchers offer guidance to control pests and disease while protecting vital bee populations.

Habitat loss, pesticides and other factors continue to put the United States’ native bee population at risk, with experts ...

Dandelions aren't just weeds, they're important food sources for bumblebees, house finches, hover flies, numerous colorful butterflies, and more.

In January, Lesley Hamamoto won the prize by being the first to photograph and submit the first bumblebee of the year in the contest. She photographed a black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, ...

Oklahoma lawmakers advanced bills to designate four insects and wheat as state symbols. A 15-year-old's advocacy inspired the ...

Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the arid, cracked desert ground in Southern California, a tiny bee pokes its head out of a hole no ...