Invasive Ants Turn Bumble Bee Foraging Into Costly Battles

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

Native bees keep plants growing — here's how to lure them to your yard

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

Can insects have culture? Puzzle-solving bumblebees show it’s possible

A new study in the journal PLOS Biology finds that these humble insects can actually learn to solve puzzles from one another, suggesting that even some invertebrates like these social insects have a ...
Phys.org

Rusty-patched bumblebee's struggle for survival found in its genes

A team of researchers has uncovered alarming trends in the first range-wide genetic study of an endangered bee species. The study, led by Colorado State University and published in the Journal of ...

The cooling system that lets bees beat the heat when hovering

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

Southwest Washington beekeeper raises awareness as US bees face extinction risks

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

Bees rolling balls around hailed as first evidence of insect play

In 2017, scientists in the UK carried out research suggesting that the small brain of the bumblebee may be more sophisticated than we realize, demonstrating how they could be trained to roll balls ...
Greek Reporter

Bees Become First Insects Granted Legal Rights

Peru grants legal rights to native stingless bees, setting a global precedent to protect key pollinators in the Amazon rainforest.