A new study blames rising heat as a potential culprit for the decline in bumblebee populations worldwide. The heat is depleting their ability to construct liveable nests in which healthy larvae ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for public input on a new rule to list the Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee as ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service said the Suckley’s cuckoo bumblebee has not been observed in the U.S. since 2016.

Competition for nesting sites could explain why some birds and bumblebees are declining faster than others. Research suggest animals that build their nests in early spring may win the fight for ...

Darwin’s Bee Dogs, the organization partnering with the foundation, trains dogs to locate bees for conservation research ...

"But they aren't." They usually set up home on bare ground, holes in deadwood and in hollow plant stems while bumblebees nest in areas such as long grass or small mammal burrows. Some are ...

Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every color of the rainbow and ranging widely in size. The country harbors ...

And social insect queens emerge from hibernation in search of a place to start their nests. Most people won't be surprised that bumble bees and ground-nesting wasp colonies have queens.

Fish such as bass and trout prepare fat reserves for migrations to deeper waters. And social insect queens emerge from ...

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