They look like bumblebees but bore through wood rafters like mini drills. This guide covers spotting, deterring, and (hopefully) evicting these insects.

Ticks don't just live in our homes and yards, they also breed there, laying small clusters of eggs that produce hundreds of ...

Bees swarm the queen to protect her and start a new, more sustainable colony capable of producing the next generation of bees.

Autumn Maust at work near Mount Rainier. Bee experts wouldn't have previously expected to find the likes of Osmia cyaneonitens, Dufourea dilatipes and ...

“Once a worker finds food, it takes it back to the nest to recruit the other ants,” says Eric Benson, PhD. “It will lay down a pheromone trail that the other ants can follow back to the food source.” ...

Are buffalo and bison the same? How can you tell a toad from a frog? This article clears up confusion on mixed-up groups of animals.

When most people think of bees, they picture them buzzing from flower to flower or building hives in trees. But not all bees live that way. In fact, several species actually dig their nests ...

What Are Bee Flies? “What is this strange insect on my plumbago? Is it a pollinator?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Caitlin Buelow of Vail, Arizona. Birds & Blooms experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman say, ...

If you're seeing lots of tiny holes on your tree's bark, you could be dealing with a major pest infestation. Find out which ...

Insect enthusiasts gathered outside the Torrey Life Science Building (TLS) on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 6 for a pollinator walk that shed light on local bee species. The event, hosted by the ...

Scientists in Spain analyzed the abandoned “ancient nests” of bone-eating vultures and found centuries-old artifacts, photos show. Photo from Sergio Couto via Margalida, Couto, Pinedo, Gil-Sánchez, ...

If you walked the Jersey Shore beaches in the last couple of weeks, you've likely seen a myriad of spotted lanternflies on ...