A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees stress and could eventually give insight into why bee populations are ...

Pesticides, widely used to protect crops from pests, often unintentionally harm pollinators like bumble bees. A new study, ...

While native bee species like bumble bees and solitary bees provide ... enhance the comprehension of these patterns.

Pennsylvania's native bumble bee queens are particularly vulnerable to outside pressures, such as harsh winters, according to the researchers. A bumble bee queen must go through diapause—a ...