To celebrate spring, Scientific American spoke with Shumar about North American native bee species’ variety, differences from honeybees and importance in their ecosystem. [An edited transcript ...

There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States, contributing to pollination in agricultural, urban and natural landscapes. Honey bees, however, are not native to the U.S., which has ...

There are over 4,000 native North American garden bee species, in addition to the European honeybee, and many are in decline.

with over one-third of native bee species at risk of extinction. Overall, the new research found that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction.

Researchers have produced what is probably the most comprehensive list of bee species in Connecticut, noting 388 of them so ...

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Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America ...