Entomologists have now shown that the more plant species there are in a meadow, the more bee species are needed for pollination. They found that the less common bees often visited specific plants ...
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Honeybees are not native to North America and have never been considered threatened or endangered in the U.S. However, as of August 2023, there were at least nine bee species (not honeybees) native to ...
Eliza Middleton receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Caitlyn Forster receives funding from the Australian Research Council and is a board member for the Australasian Society for the ...
A new study published in PeerJ Life & Environment has provided insights into how western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in urban areas may represent a new threat to wild bee communities. On the Island ...
Honey bees and other pollinating insects contribute billions of dollars to the American economy. (Photo by Keng-Lou James Hung) Non-native honeybees are so effective at pollinating, they pose a ...
Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.