With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as easil ...

Given the diversity in these bees, there’s just so much more that can be done with the discovery. This is just really the first step.” Many insects sport black-and-yellow backsides ...

Susan Cobey, bee breeder with Washington State University's Department of ... have large yellow-orange heads with prominent eyes, and a black and yellow striped abdomen. The hornets made their ...

These adult hornets are nearly 2 inches long with large yellow heads. Washington state health and agricultural officials ask people near the northern town of Blaine to be on the lookout for the ...

Although different from the "murder hornet" (Vespa mandarinia), which was first confirmed in Vancouver and nearby areas of Washington state ... distinctive black and yellow coloring with yellow ...

This collection of stories shows unusual bee rescues and hive mishaps across Washington state. One story explains how officials used tiny radio tags to track and remove invasive "murder hornets ...

The Asian giant hornet, the world’s largest hornet and an invasive species first documented in the state late last year, can attack and kill a honey bee colony in a few hours. The Washington ...

Roughly 250 million bees escaped into the wild when a commercial semi-truck rolled over in Washington state, prompting officials to warn locals to stay away from the area. The truck was hauling ...