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 ...

Michigan's native bee species are under threat from a variety of sources, including development, pesticides, parasites, diseases and other factors. Experts have been urging people to take steps to ...

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to ...

Decades ago, the Bombus affinis species of the bumble bee could be seen thriving across the Eastern and Midwest regions of ...

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while the competition over flowers intensifies between the two bee species. Nest of the buff-tailed bumblebee. Credit: Indrikis Krams Nest of the buff-tailed bumblebee. Credit: Dzeina Saulite "The ...