The American bumble bee, a widespread species that appears to be in decline, is being reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for possible federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.

When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the ...

The critically endangered rusty patched bumble bee was seen, photographed and documented during the annual Backyard Bumble Bee Count, which ended on Aug. 1. There are plenty of endangered species to ...

COAL VALLEY, Ill. — Niabi Zoo is buzzing, quite literally. The zoo recently confirmed a population of Rusty Patch Bumble Bees on it's grounds. While not part of an exhibit, the presence of the bees is ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Once found in much of the United States, wildlife officials are now seeking to add federal protections for a species of bumble bee that researchers believe is “declining at ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting ...

Source: Ryan Hodnett, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. The task: find an object that you are visually familiar with, such as your keys, by rummaging around with your ...

All animals, including insects, need their sleep. Or do they? That's the question researchers are exploring in sleep studies of a surprising group of subjects: brood-tending bumble bee workers. Their ...

A decade-long study recently published in the journal Northeastern Naturalist found that 352 wild bee species call Vermont ...