Cataloging Idaho bees will benefit crops and the ecosystem, according to researchers who are recruiting and training volunteers to help. “We’re figuring out that these native bee species are almost ...

A volunteer-led Idaho master melittologist program aims to expand the pool of people with bee knowledge, build upon recent research and establish a bee atlas for the state. Initial data for the Idaho ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

Spring has finally arrived in the U.S., bringing its bright spectacle of budding trees and migrating birds, along with more subtle but equally important changes—among them, the first emergence of ...

In a first for nature and the planet, an insect has been given official legal rights. The revolutionary move comes from Peru, ...

A Peruvian scientist and her team are working together to make sure stingless bees are around for generations to come by ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve By Susan ...

A rare bee species’s nest has been spotted in Iowa for the first time since its listing as federally endangered in 2017. The bombus affinis bee nest, more commonly known as the rusty patched bumblebee ...

LAUREL, Md. – Sam Droege, sporting worn hiking boots and blue jeans, walked through a lush field of tall grass and poison ivy – a typical commute to the government lab he has run for more than 23 ...

One of the most notable “hidden” finds is a small sucker-mouthed minnow endemic to Vietnam’s highlands, discovered in the Lo ...