The UK is one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries. [1] And one group that’s being significantly affected is insects, among which are bees. Bees play a vital role in pollinating plants that ...

Wild bee declines have been ascribed in part to neonicotinoid insecticides. While short-term laboratory studies on commercially bred species (principally honeybees and bumblebees) have identified ...

Do you like apple pie, guacamole and orange juice? Then you'd better be worried about disappearing bees. The insects are prolific pollinators, credited with helping a variety of fruits, nuts and other ...

A species of bee declared extinct in the UK almost 30 years ago is flying again – thanks in part to the efforts of farmers. Researchers have been restoring the short-haired bumblebee to Romney Marsh ...

More than half (52%) of Europe’s threatened butterfly species are affected by climate change, the IUCN warns, and some such as the critically endangered Nevada grayling in south-east Spain are ...

Philip Donkersley receives funding from the EPSRC, ESRC, Lancaster Univeristy and the BBKA. A staggering increase in the number of Asian hornet sightings in the UK has beekeepers and wildlife lovers ...

You've no doubt seen bees buzzing around flowers or even nestling among blades of grass, but when you spot them chilling on the pavement it can raise various questions – not least: "Are they okay?" ...

Researchers at the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) in Argentina have found that, since the 1990s, up to 25% of reported bee species are no longer being reported in ...

Terrifying killer bees are spreading northward in the US, researchers fear. The Africanized honey bee, normally found in southern Africa, is far more aggressive than the European honey bee, the most ...