Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in ...

Now is the time to plan next year’s garden with butterflies and moths in mind. Though less efficient pollinators than bees, ...

Beaver-created wetlands host more hoverflies and butterflies than other ponds, proving that nature’s own builders can restore ...

In spring, the nearby bayside meadow is covered with beach plum blossoms. It looks like snow. The white fields fade, and a ...

Lepidoptera, as they are known to scientists, are familiar creatures that are not only welcome guests in many gardens, they are also essential to certain flowering species' survival.

When a 10-year-old beekeeper in California learned his hives broke the law, he rallied support from his community to change it.

A devil-horned bee discovered in Western Australia sheds light on how little we still know about native pollinators. A newly ...

Beaver-created wetlands increase pollinator numbers, boosting biodiversity, according to new research by the University of ...

Research found that beaver-created wetlands showed a 29% increase in hoverfly species, 119% more hoverfly individuals and 45% more butterflies than those that were artificially created.

Bees usually spend a lot of time flying from flower so you would never expect them to nest in the ground. Here are 6 types ...

Dot.” “Dash.” Short pulse, long pulse. Humans invented Morse code as a way to communicate using electrical signals. Now, bees have managed to learn the fundamental building blocks of this alphabet. A ...