There’s a new threat to declining bee populations. CT experts warn of parasites and more.

MANKATO — Bumble bees are in decline in Minnesota, but that doesn’t stop people from studying them. A study finds over half of U.S. bee colonies have vanished, and 64% of Minnesota’s hives have ...

Peru grants legal rights to native stingless bees, setting a global precedent to protect key pollinators in the Amazon rainforest.

(Beyond Pesticides, August 21, 2025) The presence of Varroa mites in combination with the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid increases the risk of bee mortality and disrupts the larval gut ...

Mike Lamp shows off the honeycomb his bees produced at his apiary in Morgantown, West Virginia, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (Photo by Rebecca Hempleman/WVU Reed School of Media) This story was produced ...

The beekeeping industry is in crisis as honeybee deaths have reached record levels in the U.S. While honeybee colonies have begun declining at a noticeable frequency over the past decade, the U.S.

Texas honeybee experts are warning that 2024 recorded the steepest beehive population decline in state history. There's a sting in Texas' honeybee population.

Bees are guardians of biodiversity, invisible partners in agriculture, and lifelines for human survival. [Courtesy] In the quiet hum of a hive lies the rhythm of survival itself. Bees, those tireless ...

A specimen of Franklin's bumblebee photographed by Robin Thorp. The rare bee, now thought to be extinct, was limited to a few counties in northern California and southern Oregon. A study of DNA from ...

The hardest hit regions appear to be sub-Saharan Africa, northern South America, and Southeast Asia, where localized risk is highest and predicted to increase most rapidly. Research analyzing data ...