The first days of spring – brighter and warmer – are a biological trigger for female bees to wake up from hibernation and begin to build future colonies. These enormous bees, sometimes two to three ...
Female Ptiloglossa bees stand out as remarkable moms who manage a variety of roles in a congested environment of pollinators. Their well-kept secrets? Excellent talent for making plastics for baby ...
When I want something sweet, I pull out a jar of honey made by my bee friends at Washington State University. I talked about your question with one of the insect scientists there, Rae Olsson. They ...
Lila Westreich receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the United States Department of Agriculture McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research program. The first days of spring – ...