Tag: Wild Bees

While bark beetle outbreaks can be problematic for western forests, they may actually be a boon to wild bee populations. “These large natural disturbances should not be perceived as completely...

Honeybees get most of the attention, but wild bees also play an important role in pollinating some crops. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B...

What do wild bees and wild turkeys have in common? By creating forage for pollinators, other species, like wild turkeys, may benefit, too. That’s Matt DiBona’s plan. The New England...

Just as doorknobs can spread the flu from one person to another, sharing flowers with honeybees may cause wild bumblebees to contract a pair of deadly viruses. “We know that...

The following is adapted from an article previously published by Bayer. For more than 20 years, pesticide safety testing has included a battery of tests on the honey bee (Apis...

Sick bees tend to consume higher-quality pollen compared to healthy bees, according to new research. In a study published in Microbial Ecology, researchers were curious about how parasites impact the...

Flowers might be a hot spot for transmission of bacteria to bees, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, according to recent research. As part of a study published in...

In the game of chess, taking your opponent’s queen puts the rest of the kingdom in danger. Taking queen bumble bees from the U.S. to Europe in the past might...

Determining bee population numbers is as challenging as determining stock market trends, according to Douglas Yu, an associate professor at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom and...