These hornets are bad news for bees - but thanks to people reporting their nests, scientists say they have not managed to settle in the UK.

What is surprising, though, is that those big bees and wasps we see in the spring are the queens – not the workers – building their nests all on their own. Bumble bees and yellowjacket wasps ...

Rapid action against an invasive bee-killing hornet has stopped its spread in the UK despite suitable climate and habitat for the insect, a study has found. Research led by the UK Centre for ...

As the weather heats up bee and wasp queens emerge from hibernation in search of a place to start their nests.

What is surprising, though, is that those big bees and wasps we see in the spring are the queens—not the workers—building their nests all on their own. Bumble bees and yellowjacket wasps ...

Sand quarries, with their sunlit slopes and bare soils, have emerged as unlikely sanctuaries for rare pollinators.

Southern giant hornets, sometimes referred to as "murder hornets," have been found in Spain — the first detection in Europe.