This well-illustrated guide captures the beauty, diversity, and engaging world of bees and the native plants that support them. Superbly designed and organized, this is an indispensable source of ...

Knowing your winged and stinging insects is pretty important for homeowners, both so they can better understand the biodiversity on their property and so that they know which insects pose danger to ...

There are more than 20,000 different species of bees worldwide and over 400 different species right here in New York. Some people hear a bee’s buzz and get ready to run, but in many cases there’s no ...

The world has far more bees than anyone realized. Scientists have, for the first time, estimated just how many species of ...

With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as ...

A new study not only provides the first statistically derived estimate of bee species richness around the world, it also ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...