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, ...

Thousands of native bee species buzz about our continent, tending to our gardens and ecosystems. Some are obvious, like ...

The matador bug’s flamboyant leg-waving puzzled scientists for years, with early guesses pointing to courtship. But ...

Peter Sanburn shared this Best Shot of sail boats out on Lake Pend Oreille in mid-September. If you took a photo you’d like ...

Bees have excellent eyesight, but there's one color they can't detect at all - an important fact to know when you're planning ...

Dennis and Diane Reynolds have turned their New Berlin yard into a natural garden for Wisconsin's native bees, including ...

Bees are far more diverse than the honey bee most of us picture. They come in every size and shade, from metallic green to deep black, and they thrive in environments ranging from deserts to mountain ...

Honeybees pollinate much of the food we eat, including fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables. Because our food supply relies on honeybees, the agricultural industry closely monitors their population and ...

MMO Games Beaver-collecting mastermind behind 13,000-hour MMO account suggests things got a bit out of hand: "I sort of realized it would be possible to do something unique and stupid and get the most ...

This Aussie bug is breaking records — and possibly a few branches. Scientists have discovered a hefty new species of stick insect in a remote Australian rainforest, and it could be the heaviest ever ...

Africanized honeybees have been found in Mississippi, and reported colonies have been eradicated before establishing a permanent presence. The last confirmed colony of Africanized honeybees in ...

Mosquitoes can quickly make a pleasantly warm evening unbearable—so much so that you might decide to stay inside rather than deal with the annoying, biting pests. You might think that a bug zapper is ...