The bee industry is buzzing about a new device designed to save lives in the beehives. Many beekeepers across the country are losing their bee hives to the small hive beetle, which can overwhelm the ...

Blister beetles are born with a mission: Infiltrate a bee’s nest. And they waste no time getting to work. The larvae emerge from their eggs by the hundreds, climb the nearest blade of grass and ...

The honeybee's alarm signal may not only bring help, but also attract the small hive beetle. Now, researchers have found that small hive beetles can detect some alarm pheromones at levels below that ...

Sept. 11 (UPI) --Blister beetles are chemical con artists, and according to new research, they can adapt their trickery to dupe a variety of bee species. During one of several larval stages, Meloe ...

The State Government has stepped up its campaign to control an African beetle that is devastating the Queensland beekeeping industry. The small hive beetle was accidentally introduced to Australia ...

When southern Rocky Mountain forests are viewed from a distance these days, it may not look like much is left. Large swaths of dead, standing Engelmann spruce trees tell the tale of a severe regional ...

Researchers found significant increases in floral abundance and wild bee diversity in outbreak-affected forests, compared to similar, undisturbed forest. When southern Rocky Mountain forests are ...

At first glance, this bee appears to be wearing what looks like a shiny brown vest, wrapped around its fuzzy midriff. But closer inspection reveals that the bee is crawling with dozens of wriggling, ...

When Michael Harris and his sons acquired hives for their Wao Kele Farm in Puna in 2007, the beekeeping industry was much easier. “You’d buy a colony with a queen and hopefully it turned into a ...

Marcus Foth receives research funding from the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects funding scheme, and the Australian Government's Low Income Energy Efficiency Program. He is a member of ...

Help us protect the city’s beloved canopy: Donate to the Sacramento Tree Foundation — and get a special Bee subscription. The subscription information will be in your donation confirmation. The shot ...

Just one is too many. The find of a single Japanese beetle in June means at least three more summers of orchestrated pest fighting in the Sacramento suburbs. But when it comes to these voracious ...