It’s a recurring disaster that can seem like a biblical plague: bees cropping up covered in parasites, with deformed wings, or slaughtering their own larvae. Sometimes workers will vanish from ...

“Now that humans are here, we’ve done away with the dead tree ... steal the pollen that mason bees have collected to feed their own young. Ideally, mason bee larvae feast on the pollen ...

A government-funded campaign has begun spraying insecticides and biological agents on 240,000 acres of Maine's North Woods infested with spruce budworm, a voracious forest pest that killed millions of ...

A rare species of synchronous firefly put on a dazzling light show at Congaree National Park each year. But various threats to U.S. national parks raise questions about the future of the rare ...

Butterflies are whimsical insects that just about everyone loves, even your Aunt Tilda, who loses her mind whenever she sees ...

Pollinators are threatened by loss of habitat and pesticides. With these messy lawn care habits, you can do your part and ...

Lowe, however, says it didn’t dissipate quickly enough. “The chemical was still on that and they brought it back to the hive and the next morning,” Lowe said, “we saw a few bees dead, and the ...

Whether it was gardening, roller skating, or even around-the-house handy work, Stromme was the type of guy who knew “a lot ...

A Texas community is reeling after a shocking bee attack last week led to multiple hospitalizations and the deaths of three rodeo horses considered "family" to their owners. The traumatic incident ...

The buzz of a bumble bee feeding at a willow catkin is a sure sign that spring has arrived to Interior Alaska. As more and more flowers unfurl to offer their nectar and pollen rewards, a dizzying ...

Whoops! You left the door open, and one of the world’s least favorite flying guests just zipped inside: the house fly. Flies ...

They also invite woodpeckers who love digging out carpenter bee larvae from the wooden tunnels they nest in. Luckily, there are a couple different ways you can either prevent or get rid of them if ...