Researchers wanted to investigate how bees respond to contaminants at this key but vulnerable life stage. Previous studies showed that pesticides on crops can either attract or repel bees, depending ...

were about twice as likely to be drawn to the pesticide-contaminated soil. Most bees in the study survived, but other consequences for the colony are highlighted in the study, published in Science ...

BOGOTA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Scientists in Colombia say they have developed a novel food supplement that protects bees' brains from pesticides, keeping the insects safe from neurological damage ...

Scientists and gardeners regularly advocate for safe havens for bees, especially since bee populations are struggling to survive in the face of pesticides and the effects of climate change.

Pesticides are, on the whole, bad for bees, but what exactly they do to hibernating queens is a big unknown. In a related experiment published in the same journal in July, Dr. Rondeau and Dr ...

A team in Utah has found that bee deaths due to collisions with automobiles in the western parts of the United States may be ...

Neonicotinoids, a type of pesticide used in agriculture and horticulture to combat insects, are not only killing bees and bumble bees but are also harmful to practically all birds, new research by ...