Learn how to identify a carpenter bee. Find out where and how long the bees live and what to do if they become a nuisance.

The news that native bees are cut from a different cloth has important implications for conservation practices and may also ...

If an octogenarian entomologist could be a superhero, Robbin Thorp might be a good candidate. He moves slowly along the Pacific Crest Trail, eyes scanning below a floppy field hat. In his hand, a hero ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to list a bumblebee found only in Northern California and Southern Oregon as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Franklin’s bumblebee hasn’t ...

Recent research shows that climatic changes to which bumblebee queens are exposed in their early life stages impair their ...

The designation would have been extra layer of protection for the bee, on top of its already endangered status. “This decision weakens the bee’s protection under the Endangered Species Act and will ...

Researchers have figured out which plant species bumble bees prefer to include in their diets, providing advice to those wishing to help with bee conservation efforts. During the summer months of 2015 ...