While known for their painful stings, bees are well protected against most predators due to their defence mechanism. However, ...

Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens or short-lived sterile workers who help rear their sisters rather than lay ...

Scientists found low doses of a widely used pesticide disrupt bee reproduction by altering genes in their ovaries rather than their brains.

(Beyond Pesticides, June 25, 2026) In a study comparing pesticide active ingredients (isolated single chemicals) with full pesticide product formulations containing added ingredients (the packaged ...

The Department of Agriculture has conditionally approved a new vaccine meant to protect honeybees from a bacterial disease that can affect the bee's larvae. There will be a new vaccine on the market, ...

Honeybee queens come from the same ordinary fertilized female eggs as worker bees. So how does one bee become a queen - with ...

Birds of prey are typically known for preying on mammals, reptiles, or even smaller birds; the honey buzzard is different. In ...