Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is ...

Bird nests are home not only to the bird parents and their offspring but also to other inhabitants, such as insect larvae, which take advantage of the favorable climatic conditions and abundant supply ...

A light crackling sound floats above a field in northern Switzerland in late summer. Its source is invisible, tucked inside a dead, dried plant stem: a dozen larval mason bees striking the inner walls ...

Flowers are not enough, it seems. For the first time, bees have been discovered farming fungus to provide extra food for their larvae. Though farming is well known in many social insects, such as ants ...

Britain's honeybees are facing another serious threat to their survival. Hives across the country are being routinely inspected for the small hive beetle that has devastated colonies in North America ...

TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (WABC) -- There's a lot of buzz around a high school student from New Jersey fighting to save the world's greatest pollinators: bees. 18-year-old Katie Culbert from Toms River ...

The edible larvae and pupae of honey bees has a ‘nutty’ flavour, high nutritional value and protein quality similar to beef, say researchers. The new study, published inthe Journal of Apicultural ...

Birds share their nests with a rich community of other inhabitants like parasites and mainly invertebrates, such as insects, that are attracted to the nest because of the stable climatic conditions ...