There are over 4,000 native bee species and many are in decline. Here are beneficial types of garden bees that need a boost ...

Murray manages Washington State University’s insect museum, the state’s largest insect collection, with about 3 million ...

Entomologists have discovered a new species of mining bee that has an unusually tight relationship with cenizo, the official ...

After wrapping up its second full year, the Washington state Department of Agriculture's (WSDA) Washington Bee Atlas (WABA) has collected and identified records of nearly 30 new or rare bee ...

Carpenter bees bore round holes into wood siding and rails. Here's how to identify them and keep them from doing serious damage. It’s easy to confuse carpenter bees with bumblebees, since both are ...

Its unusual diet raises new questions about how it survives.

Wild bumblebees serve as key hosts for acute bee paralysis virus. While the virus appears to cause little harm to bumblebees, ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve By Susan ...

A volunteer-led Idaho master melittologist program aims to expand the pool of people with bee knowledge, build upon recent research and establish a bee atlas for the state. Initial data for the Idaho ...

It was three in the afternoon and over 30 degrees C, yet despite the heat there was not a drop of sweat on my body. The air was so dry that any perspiration was sucked from my pores before I even felt ...