Many types of bees share our yards and gardens, one of which is the leafcutter bee (Megachile). These bees are active from spring through late September in our area. They are generally dark-colored ...

HERE’S A DIFFERENT kind of home-design idea: Set up a bee house in your yard this summer. These might not be the bees you are thinking of. No hives. No honey. No aggressive behavior. Instead, gentle ...

We all know that lots of different kinds of insects eat leaves. Some just eat the tender bits and leave a skeleton of tough veins behind, while others chew holes in the middle of a leaf. Some make ...

When we think about important pollinators of fruit and vegetable crops, we tend to think of honey and bumble bees. However, there are other bees in the garden that are also valuable pollinators.

Most of us can tell the difference between a honey bee, a bumble bee and a yellow jacket. Between those species there are hundreds of other species in Pennsylvania and thousands across North America ...

LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Plastic has become ubiquitous in modern life and its accumulation as waste in the environment is sounding warning bells for the health of humans and wildlife. In a recent study, ...