March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects.

Carpenter bees bore round holes into wood siding and rails. Here's how to identify them and keep them from doing serious ...

Danielle Hudson, a graduate student in the biology department, is working on a study surrounding the behavior of ground-nesting bees. Hudson explains, “So, we’re studying solitary ground ...

What is a Bee Hotel? Not all bees live in hives. In fact, many of them are solitary animals, and they need places to shelter ...

Where are they right now? Veit: So most of our bees are ground-nesting bees, so they’re in the ground. Most of them overwinter in what we call a pre-pupal stage, so bees, like beetles and ...

WARNING: It’s too early to plant your garden. You are still in planning mode. Recently, when I did the garden talk in ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Honey bees are a vital part of our ecosystem, responsible for pollinating 80% of all flowering plants, including more than 130 fruits and vegetables. While foraging for ...

The species she came across belongs to the genus Diadasia, which are considered solitary bees. This means that, unlike honeybees for example, they do not build hives and live as a collective. Instead, ...

Spring has sprung and you want to clean up the garden. But wait! Leave stalks and leaves alone because they are beneficial ...

The researchers compiled data from nearly 400 studies, finding that pesticides harmed beneficial, soil-dwelling invertebrates including earthworms, ants, beetles and ground nesting bees in 71% of ...

As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among the first to emerge. For most of my life, I confess that I was terrified of bees. Growing up in Florida, where stinging insects are ...