Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth's most prolific pollinators -- and new research suggests they are increasingly at risk due to rising ...

Butterfly bushes need full sun to bloom profusely. Select a planting location that gets a minimum of six hours of direct sun ...

Selecting the right plants is key to a thriving community garden. Choose native species as they are adapted to your local ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have reached an agreement that requires the agency to make decisions on protecting four imperiled bee species under the ...

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 ...

Sand verbena, Abronia fragrans, has a moth pollination syndrome, or a suite of floral characters modified by natural ...

The story of the Southern Plains bumble bee disappearance in Ohio is a reminder of how fragile nature can be, and the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) – It’s official: The northern giant hornet — colloquially known as a “murder hornet” — has been ...

Rainforest Alliance has in recent weeks trained over 100 farmers in modern bee farming practices as part of the ...

Ants and camel crickets serve dual roles in both pollinating and dispersing seeds of Balanophora subcupularis, as discovered ...

Five years after the first sighting in Washington state, intense efforts have eradicated the bee-killing hornets from the ...

Carpenter bees are big and, to the uninitiated, scary-looking. But the males don’t have stingers, and the females only use ...