Volunteers across Iowa conducted nearly 500 bumble bee atlas surveys in 2025, which was more than three times the number of ...

A new genetic study reveals secrets about the creature, which may help researchers make decisions to conserve the species Anne Readel A rusty patched bumblebee, the first bumblebee species to be ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law designating the black and gold bumblebee as the Illinois State Bee.

A team of researchers has uncovered alarming trends in the first range-wide genetic study of an endangered bee species. The study, led by Colorado State University and published in the Journal of ...

Don't panic—these important pollinators aren't aggressive.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The rusty patched bumblebee on Tuesday became the first officially endangered bee species in the continental U.S., overcoming objections from some business interests and a last ...

If you kneel in a patch of early summer tundra and listen closely, you may hear a faint, steady buzz rising from the mosses ...

Scientists want to know how well bees are coping with habitat loss. But first, they need to be able to tell nearly identical species apart. Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North ...

A pesticide approved for being safer than its predecessors may be quietly sabotaging the very insects farmers depend on, and ...