A study published in Frontiers in Bee Science has shown that physical distance plays a leading role in protecting bumblebees against a flying insect parasite, the bumblebee wax moth Aphomia sociella.

Since the pandemic, we are very aware of the power of social distancing to protect against infectious disease. But can social distancing be effective if the infectious agent isn’t a virus or bacterium ...

Apart from managed honey bees, there is increasing evidence that some wild bee species have experienced regional declines in North America. These include Bombus affinis, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, ...

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The U.S. Forest Service points to 49 different species of bumble bees native to the United States, and their populations have declined massively in the past 25 years. The queen of these colonies is ...

Look, we get it—bees are fantastic. As more people keep piling into cities over the coming decades, we’ll need more of these insects to pollinate urban green spaces, which provide fresh produce and ...