Leafcutter bees have sharp jaws resembling serrated knives, yet they are surprisingly docile. These hard-working bees are known for slicing through plant leaves, leaving signature holes in their wake.

Wood-nesting bees, such as mason bees, carpenter bees, orchard bees and leafcutter bees, ideally use dead tree trunks or “snags” for nesting sites. Leaving dead tree trunks in your landscape ...

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.

Here in the Tahoe area, chimney bees, leafcutter bees, and some bees in the genus Anthophora face the snow as newly hatched young. These young are kept in brood cells, which are formed in small ...

Imperiled pollinators that will likely be harmed by today’s approval include the American bumblebee, the southern plains bumblebee and the leafcutter bee. The EPA has routinely circumvented the normal ...

In New England, the other 90% — such as carpenter bees, leafcutter bees, mason bees and polyester bees — lead a solitary life. What do these bees need and how can we support them? In our home ...