Thorp was a global authority on bees and a UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, who died in 2019 at age 85. The black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, is usually the ...

Welcoming wildlife into your garden is a joy to see and can benefit the ecosystem as each creature has an important role to play. Pollinators are attracted to nectar-rich sources and aid the ...

Bee-flies look adorable. Seeing the dark-edged bee-fly hover in mid-air, some people describe it as a tiny, fluffy, flying narwhale. It has a hairy little body and face, and a very long, straw-like ...

The southbound I-17 will be closed overnight from Monday to Wednesday due to scheduled reconstruction of the Bumble Bee ...

A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why pesticides have diverse harmful effects and highlighting the need for more ...

“It’s unthinkable that we would carelessly allow this fuzzy, black-and-yellow beauty to disappear ... In Illinois, where the bee once represented 1 in 4 bumblebee sightings, it has disappeared from ...