Asian bees have evolved ways to defend themselves ... According to officials, the first murder hornet to reach North America was likely stowed away in plant pots or a shipping container.

By Liz Kimbrough Life can’t function without insects. At least, not for long. They pollinate, break down waste, cycle ...

(Chris Marshall/Courthouse News) (CN) — North American butterflies and bees are on the decline, spelling trouble for the continent’s healthy ecosystems and food security amid climate change and ...

The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a ...

Habitat loss largely due to agricultural intensification and urbanization, heavy use of pesticides, and disease have eliminated this fuzzy bee, with a rusty patch on its back, from more than 80 ...

which play an outsized role in bee population declines. North America’s bumblebees have been especially hard hit, with nearly 1 in 4 bumblebee species vulnerable to extinction because of habitat loss, ...

Another option, says wildlife biologist Sam Droege of the U.S. Geological Survey, is to embrace the thousands of North American wild bee species, which are excellent pollinators, rarely sting ...

The world’s largest hornet, native to Asia, had arrived mysteriously in 2019, but intense eradication efforts prevented the ...

Bees meet both of these criteria, making them probably the most important pollinators in urban as well as rural areas of eastern North America. First, they are highly abundant relative to other insect ...

Their demeanour has earned them the terrifying nickname of 'killer bees', but relatively few deaths are caused in proportion to the number of colonies. Known only in North, Central and South America, ...

Most bumble bees across North America — there are about 46 different species — emerge from their winter dormancy in the spring. They build up their nests, typically located in the ground.