A research consortium, supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have announced the publication of a high-quality draft genome ...

Honey bees aren’t the only pollinators—and most bees don’t sting! Learn the truth behind five common myths in honor of ...

Honey bees aren’t the only insects that pollinate crops, but we often overlook or lump together all other, non-bee pollinators – flies, beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps, ants, birds, and bats, just ...

Scientists are increasingly drawn to unmanaged colonies of this species, which use a variety of strategies to protect themselves when left to live on their own ...

Researchers have proposed a new model for the evolution of higher brain functions and behaviors in the Hymenoptera order of insects. The team compared the Kenyon cells, a type of neuronal cell, in the ...

Despite a few stings, Karen Pruiett has embraced her work with bees for nearly 35 years. “If I had to guess, I’d say I get stung almost 25 times per week, depending on what I’m doing,” Pruiett said.

New Jersey's state insect, the honey bee, is neither a native of the state nor the continent. The European honey bee was introduced into the United States back in the early 1600s and has since became ...

The upside of a hot, dry summer is fewer mosquitoes in many parts of Central New York. The downside is a larger population of wasps, hornets and bees. The stinging insects "started with higher ...

There are hardly any flowering plants left, and food for honey bees is becoming scarce. Researchers at the Biocenter have ...

There are nearly 1 million insect species that can be found across the globe, according to the Smithsonian. With this many creepy crawlers roaming around, there's a chance some can be in your backyard ...