Once the temps drop and snowflakes begin to fall, it’s easy to assume that insects have simply disappeared. And while many do vanish from our view, a significant number of temperate species survive ...

Bumble bees live in colonies with a few hundred insects that include a queen, female workers, and male bees (called drones). The queen bee is the only one that can lay eggs and it’s up to the ...

For the bumble bee contest. Whoever photographs or video records the insect, and is judged the winner, wins a prize — and bragging rights. The fifth annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble Bee ...

Bella Rubietta has devoted dozens of hours to helping a bug so uncommon she has yet to see it. The 14-year-old Prior Lake resident wrote a children’s book and brochures on the topic, held ...

Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

The results are in for a pair of UC Davis insect-spotting contests. The winners of the 5th annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First ...

A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts ... can threaten the survival of beneficial insects. In this study, the researchers ...

Octonauts: Insect quiz To celebrate World Bee Day the Octo-agents have been learning about incredible insects from across the world, see if you know these facts about some of the insects the ...

A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts ... can threaten the survival of beneficial insects. In this study, the researchers ...