University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign insect ecologist Jason Robinson, PhD concludes in his paper, “Project-specific bumble bee habitat quality assessment,” “As the first social insect listed under ...

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 ...

Habitat loss, pesticide contamination, disease spillover from domesticated bee colonies, and other threats combine to accelerate the species’ decline. The Center petitioned to protect the American ...

27—The results are in for a pair of UC Davis insect-spotting contests ... monarchs and their habitat. Kwong, also a volunteer with California Bumble Bee Atlas, is keenly interested in ...

Newly published Braintree author has released her first children's book, aiming to encourage kids to reach for their dreams.

Most other insects must rely solely on the sun's warmth to do this. As a result, it isn't uncommon to see bumble bees flying when there is snow on the ground, even in alpine habitats on high-mountain ...

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to release records documenting its finding that insecticides sprayed across millions of acres in 17 states ...

Bees have two large compound eyes on the sides of their head and three small simple eyes on top of their head. This helps them see in different directions and detect light changes quickly. Bees flap ...

Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big ... It is a social bee, nesting in old burrows, or under stones. As with other social insects, the queen emerges from hibernation in ...

IOWA – We know taxes aren’t a lot of fun, but there is a small thing you can do to feel better about the process. Donating to the Fish/Wildlife Fund (also known as the Chickadee Checkoff), on line 21 ...