Bumblebees are only an inch long, but they help power the global food system. Roughly one-third of the food we grow depends ...

We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial moment ...

While a beekeeper puffing clouds of carbon dioxide into a hive to calm the insects is a familiar image to many, less is known about its other effects on bees. A recent study revealed clues about how ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 30, 2025) A research article in Biology Letters, published by The Royal Society, finds that the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid disrupts survival and reproductive ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 25, 2025) A novel study in Chemosphere finds impacts on male fertility in a bee species (Osmia bicornis) with exposure to sulfoxaflor, a systemic sulfoximine insecticide with ...

Solitary wild bees play a key role as pollinators of wild plants and crops, but they are increasingly at risk from anthropogenic global change, such as climate warming. However, how warmer temperature ...

A baby bumble bee can end up on one of two very different paths. It can grow into a small worker that never reproduces, or ...

The blue orchard bee, shown here on the lacy phacelia wildflower, was exposed to a neonicotinoid for the study. (Clara Stuligross/UC Davis) Bees may require multiple generations to recover from single ...

Flowering strip plants like sunflowers can help increase bee reproduction, according to a new study. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Cryopreservation of honey bee reproductive materials underpins genetic conservation, selective breeding and research into colony health. Techniques focus predominantly on drone semen, although ...

Do pesticides have anything to do with the decline in bee populations? A research team has now found a connection between fenbuconazole and the insects' mating behavior. Bees are among the most ...