Because insects are generally small, humans tend to underestimate their intelligence. However, from their complex social structures to learning and memory, insects, especially ants and bees, are ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that bumblebee colonies are more likely to become infested with bumblebee wax moths ...

commonly the buff-tailed bumblebee, and their leaf-damaging behavior as it relates to colony founding. Earlier research by the team (De Moraes/Mescher, 2020) determined that B. terrestris workers ...

Here is a picture of a busy bumblebee looking for food ... This is either a white-tailed or a buff-tailed bumble queen (you would need to see the back end to be sure). Both are early flyers ...

Other affected species were the garden bumblebee, tree bumblebee, southern cuckoo bumblebee and buff-tailed bumblebee. Dr Richard Comont, science manager at the BCT, said: “The 2024 results from ...