One of my favorite pollinators is the bumble bee. Bumble bees are the pollinator world’s cute, cuddly, awkward fellows. Due to their unique physiology that allows bumble bees to fly in conditions when ...

Plants can maximise their chances of reproduction by taking advantage of how insects move between flowers when they track down nectar, a study suggests. In one of the first studies of its type, ...

SEATTLE — Native pollinators such as fat, fuzzy bumblebees, once an overlooked sideshow in the insect world, are gaining widespread appreciation among everyone from backyard gardeners to big-time ...

When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting ...

Our friend’s young son asked if he could help blow up the balloons at the fourth annual Cave Creek Balloon Festival at Rancho Mañana Golf Club’s driving range. Well, we explained, it takes a lot of ...