Identifying Bees and Wasps Wasps have slim bodies and narrow waists that connect thorax and abdomen. Bees have thick, rounded ...

Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

With no homes to return to, it’s no surprise these bees search out a flower for shelter, a snack, and a nap. Although social bees are more familiar, in the U.S., 98% of bee species are solitary.

Members of the Aster and Symphyotrichum genera are long-beloved plants with a wide range of nativity across North America.

Last week was National Pollinator Week, which celebrates the importance of insects, birds and other animals that pollinate ...

Flower strips, seed mixtures, and wild by design. We want to help bees and other vital pollinators, which are in decline all ...

Aphids are small black flies that suck the sap from your plants, and if your garden is infested with them, here are five ...

Scientists say the bees' temperament is to ward off predators. But unsuspecting humans will find them to be aggressive, ...

Covered in pollen, the hairy mason bee then goes to the next flower and bellyflops again, which gives it a higher pollination success rate. This is well-known in the bee world and backed up by the ...

Wild bee diversity improves when organic farms overlap with perennial meadows. These combinations offer nesting and varied ...

If there are animals that pretend to be flowers or plants to deceive their predators, why shouldn’t the opposite also occur? Plants that mimic anim. ... The Incredible Bee Orchid, a Flower That Mimics ...

Birds, bats, bees, bumblebees and butterflies have all been affected, with some populations shrinking by 80% or more. The causes include habitat loss, pesticides and climate change .