Bumblebees are disappearing around the world. But so far, scientists can only speculate about what’s causing their demise, probing the effects of habitat loss, pesticides and disease. Now, new ...
Linn and Benton county residents have responded well to the request for bumblebee nests for a pollination study by Sujaya Rao, an entomologist at Oregon State University. The bumblebees already ...
We’re almost at that time of the year where stinging insects will be at their peak populations. An unusually milder winter coupled with a bountiful food supply has led researchers with the Alabama ...
As a result of the climate crisis, global warming is driving up temperatures around the world — and bumblebees, like humans, are struggling to cope with homes that can’t beat the heat. In a new ...
Kyle Price, a field biologist (left) and Robert Jean, senior entomologist, both with Environmental Solutions & Innovations, study some of the soil excavated from an Iowa City yard while the pair were ...
Scientists have revealed a "major" new factor in the decline of bumblebee populations across the world. Bumblebee populations have declined by 90 percent in the past 20 years, according to Environment ...
I saw a great big bumblebee this week, zigzagging around my lawn. I was thrilled. It was another excuse to drop what I was doing, head outdoors and go house-hunting with a Queen. Spring bumblebees are ...