DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, have been confirmed in northern Alabama counties. State apiary inspector Phillip Carter said it can be difficult to identify ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - K-State Entomologist Brian Spiesman founded the Bee Machine website in 2020. Since then, thousands of bee species have been identified, and the project has now culminated in ...

Even though a big, hairy bumblebee might look scary, our experts say it will do nothing but improve your garden. "Bumblebees are generally very large, but can vary in size, and are mostly dark black ...

Scientists want to know how well bees are coping with habitat loss. But first, they need to be able to tell nearly identical species apart. Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North ...

Why is it that when we see a ground beetle, many of us get the creepy-crawlies and try to avoid — or even kill it — but we teach our children to pursue ladybugs and fireflies, and even (gasp!) handle ...

The growing number of gardeners growing pollinator gardens may need to dive a bit deeper than the selection of plants they choose to place in those beds. While many are concerned about butterflies, it ...

A new study has identified the bee’s knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...

A group of Dutch scientists is enlisting the help of an unusual group of participants for a new kind of rapid COVID-19 test: bees that have been specially trained to detect the virus. Researchers at ...

The BeeMachine app identifies a bee visiting a suburban flower garden in Lawrence as a two-spotted bumblebee. The app uses artificial intelligence to distinguish among species, some of which are very ...

Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North America could count on spotting one of the continent’s most common bumblebee species buzzing from flower to flower. Today the American ...