Pollinating insects such as bumblebees often repeatedly visit the same type of flower, even when a variety of flowers bloom ...

In this particular exhibition at the Staten Island Museum, even the pink of the walls comes from bugs — in the form of lac, a coloring produced by scale insects (it’s the same natural dye used as ...

In a nutshell Bees can experience emotion-like states. When stressed, bumblebees behave pessimistically in uncertain ...

Buzz pollination—a process in which bees extract pollen by vibrating flowers—occurs in more than 20,000 plant species. Among ...

These large black bees hover around the outside of homes, buildings, sheds, barns, and decks. They are searching for mates and favorable sites to construct their nests.

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects.

A Davidson County children’s book author is on a mission to improve literacy with her stories of a busy bumble bee and all ...

Growing up in Florida, where stinging insects are active year-round ... Only ten percent of bees in North America form colonies such as bumble bees, sweat bees, and the non-native honeybee.