Plastic particles (NMP) are increasingly contaminating both urban and rural landscapes, bringing bees into contact with them.

More bees landed and then more, until the log hummed with tens of thousands of the wild, social insects. The entire colony soon moved itself into the woodpecker cavity. Over six months ...

Urban beekeeping influences native bee populations and explore strategies to support pollinators in city environments.

Bees are the latest victims of plastic pollution. Why that raises serious concerns about our food supply - Without ...

A new review systematically shows the harmful effects of nano- and microplastics on bees and other beneficial insects. Their ...

Scientists in Colombia say they have developed a novel food supplement that protects bees' brains from pesticides, keeping ...

Nano- and microplastic particles (NMP) are increasingly polluting urban and rural landscapes, where bees and other beneficial ...

In South Michigan, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and her collaborators have used historical bee collections and advanced ...

Just like people confronted with a sea of options at the grocery store, bees foraging in meadows encounter many different flowers at once. They must decide which ones to visit for food ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...

which can attack insects' central nervous systems. The pesticides are, more often than not, painted on to seeds. The pesticide is absorbed into the plants, which are a food source for pollinators such ...

Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to ...