Spring flooding was supposed to be a death sentence for them. Buried underground, dormant, with no way to surface, bumble bee queens caught in rising water seemed like straightforward casualties of a ...

After scientists accidentally discovered that the common eastern bumblebee can withstand flood conditions, they wanted to ...

Queen bumble bees can survive fully submerged for a week, revealing how these pollinators endure spring floods and still start new colonies.

A newly mated bumblebee queen typically spends the winter alone underground. After mating in late summer or fall, she burrows ...

A new study offers clues as to how the insects survive flooding as they emerge from a hibernation-like phase every winter.

BUMBLEBEE queens have been hiding a remarkable superpower all this time. It turns out the buzzing insects can breathe ...

ON HOW THIS COULD IMPACT MORE THAN BEES. MIKE: IT’S NOT EVERYDAY THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT INSECTS ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, BUT THAT’S WHAT THE GAME COMMISSION IS GOING TO CONSIDER ONE WEEK FROM TODAY ...

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to particulate air pollutants, scientists at the University of Leicester have ...

Bumble bees prefer a low-fat diet A bumble bee's diet affects survival and reproductive capabilities Date: February 5, 2020 Source: Technical University of Munich (TUM) Summary: Are bees dying of ...

The buzz of a bumble bee feeding at a willow catkin is a sure sign that spring has arrived to Interior Alaska. As more and more flowers unfurl to offer their nectar and pollen rewards, a dizzying ...

When spelling, if I was close enough to find the word, I’ve always gone by the dictionary. In my correspondence with entomologists, like a good boy, I always used Webster’s “bumblebee,” “honeybee” and ...