Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...

You might have wondered what it was. These small, iridescent-colored flying insects are part of a larger family called “sweat ...

It’s the small holes in your railing and the layer of sawdust on your furniture; there is no mistaking these little buggers ...

New data indicates 60 bee species and morpho-species can be found on Vancouver Island farms, including the threatened Western ...

So identification to species can be challenging and often ... Holes are excavated by the female, just like sweat bees. Range greatly in size but most are about 1-1.5 centimeters in length. Body type ...

Vermont native bees are a very different creature than the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and, some biologists point out, ...

Understanding bee distributions is essential to protecting these vital pollinators. Since conservation efforts and policies are often made at the state level, maintaining state-specific bee species ...

LAS VEGAS— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it will consider Endangered Species Act protection for the Mojave poppy bee. Today’s positive finding comes in response to a petition ...

There are more than 4,000 species of ground and twig nesting bees ... Only ten percent of bees in North America form colonies such as bumble bees, sweat bees, and the non-native honeybee.