It might feel too risky to get up close to a nest in your yard. Tell the different between a wasp and bee habitat at a glance with these simple tips.

Over the years, I have enjoyed talking with Scott Harvey, who is the University of Colorado's Pest Specialist. He has taught me or shown me much about bed bugs and their close relatives bat bugs, bats ...

Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large family groups. Each group or colony is well-organized, with three types of adult bees: a queen, worker bees, and drones. Worker bees are all ...

In a study of both wild and managed bees with tomato crops, only wild bees provide the pollination services needed for ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

In white full-body suits with square veils, amid the steady hum of hives and puffs of smoke, beekeepers appear otherworldly. But their daunting work is crucial to maintaining the many global food ...

Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you're getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a few thousand pollinators. The unit—dubbed a BeeHome—is an industrial upgrade ...

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