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 ...

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

Discover how stressed bees exhibit pessimistic behavior and what this means for their decision-making and conservation ...

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

Carpenter bees bore round holes into wood siding and rails. Here's how to identify them and keep them from doing serious ...

Like a bumblebee flitting from flower to flower, a new insect-inspired flying robot created by engineers at the University of ...

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...

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

Michigan gardeners can start preparing your bee-friendly gardens with several key tips on plants, landscaping and more. Here's what to know.

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...

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.