Happy New Year, I hope you survived the holidays and are ready to set the course for a new green year! I’m already laying out ...
Scott Jost has long been drawn to nature, and it shows in his work, particularly in his upcoming photo exhibit that will be ...
Stinging insects such as bees, wasps, and hornets are not only a common nuisance around homes but can also pose health ...
(KRON) — Hundreds of yellowjacket nests around Contra Costa County have been reported to vector control officials as the area experiences a yellowjacket population surge this summer. “These are very ...
Most ground-nesting wasps are solitary and mind their own business as they pollinate plants and prey on unwelcome garden pests, such as caterpillars. But social wasps, which live in a colony with a ...
As warmer spring days approach, the bee world will be waking up. You may start to see bees looking for flowers at which to forage pollen and nectar. Do you know how many bees there are in your ...
March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects. As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among the ...
(Beyond Pesticides, December 3, 2024) In an article in Science, Sabrina Rondeau, PhD reviews her research from 2022-2024 showcasing species of ground-nesting bees, often found in crop fields, that are ...
One minute, your yard looks fine; the next thing you know, holes are popping up. These are a bit perplexing, though, because there aren't any mounds of dirt that indicate digging from a gopher, ...
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When I was a kid one of my favorite books was “Where They Go in Winter” by Margaret Waring Buck. I think I was around 7 years old when it came out. The illustrations and explanations of how a variety ...
“We found that larger bumble bee queens, typically more likely to survive winter and establish successful colonies, were paradoxically more vulnerable to pesticide exposure” A new study reveals ...