A new study has revealed a surprising wrinkle in our understanding of how pesticides affect bumble bees across the seasons.

The effects of pesticide exposure on pollinator health may be more complicated ... Pennsylvania's native bumble bee queens ...

By analyzing gene activity in both healthy and pesticide-exposed bumble bee brains, researchers from Queen Mary University of ...

“These intriguing, parasitical bumblebees play an important role in maintaining the health and diversity of the bumblebee community.” “Cuckoo” bumblebees are social parasites that take over the nests ...

The parasitic cuckoo bumblebees play important regulatory roles in maintaining the health of bumblebee communities and the diversity of ecosystems. Suckley’s cuckoos are generalist pollinators and ...

Fat, hairy, and docile, the bumblebee is the teddy bear of the insect world. But don’t underestimate this agile aviator. As with other wild bees, it plays a vital role as a pollinator.