Bumblebees Learn To Solve Puzzles by Watching Other Bees
A new study has shown that bumblebees pick up new “trends” in their behavior by watching and learning from other bees, and that one form…
A new study has shown that bumblebees pick up new “trends” in their behavior by watching and learning from other bees, and that one form…
Researchers at South China Agricultural University have developed new insecticidal compounds that show significantly reduced bee toxicity without reducing effectiveness against target pests – in…
The ongoing Asian hornet invasion: Traced back to a single source in Europe In Europe, the Asian (or “Yellow-legged”) Hornet (Vespa velutina) is a predator…
Colony losses and lower honey production in recent decades could be explained by a drop in longevity for lab-kept honey bees. The lifespan for individual…
A new native bee species with a dog-like “snout” has been discovered in the Perth bushland of Western Australia. It was identified through Curtin University-led…
Bumble bees play, according to new research published in the journal Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behavior has been shown…
Researchers measured the electrical fields near swarming honeybees and discovered that insects can produce as much atmospheric electric charge as a thunderstorm cloud. This type…
Insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor, chemicals considered harmless to bees and bumblebees when approved, can have devastating effects on honey bee health. The substances damage…
Raw honey, royal jelly, bee bread, and even bee venom are bee derivatives that have been used in ancient systems of medicine around the world….
An USDA Agricultural Research Service-developed line of bees that naturally has low levels of Varroa mites is more than twice as likely to survive the…
Selective breeding sustainably protects honey bees from Varroa mite. A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight against the…
Chemicals used as bait to trap and track so-called ‘murder hornets’ as they expand their footprint in the Western United States. The world’s largest hornet…
Roar supercomputer provides computational power for data-intense gene expression studies. While most people in the U.S. may think of bumble bees as the standard yellow…
A little-known species of tropical bee has evolved an extra tooth for biting flesh and a gut that more closely resembles that of vultures rather…
An international research team has discovered a specific type of gut bacteria in bees that can improve memory. The study, led by scientists from Jiangnan…
Study is the first to show that invertebrates use differing signals in response to different species of predators. Like setting off alarms in a beehive,…
New research from Wellesley College finds for the first time that bees use a specific sound to communicate the threat of giant hornets as they…
Honey bee colonies worldwide have suffered from a range of damaging diseases. A new study has provided clues on how changing weather patterns might be…