Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law designating the black and gold bumblebee as the Illinois State Bee. The new Illinois State Bee serves as a key pollinator in the state's prairies, ...

APPANOOSE COUNTY, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Volunteers across Iowa conducted nearly 500 bumble bee atlas surveys in 2025, which was more than three times the number of surveys conducted the year ...

Polk County Conservation Youth Corps volunteer Anika Varnai, 17, captures a bee during a survey for the Iowa Bumble Bee Atlas project. In the Des Moines River Valley near Boone, Stephanie Shepherd ...

The state of Illinois has chosen its official state bird, fish and a host of other creatures, and now the state has an official bee. Under provisions of House Bill 4438, which was passed at the end of ...

(WAND) — The black and gold bumblebee became the official Illinois state bee Wednesday. Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 4438 into law, designating the species as the state bee. The governor's office ...

Rusty patched bumble bee (Photo by Rich Hatfield, The Xerces Society) The Iowa Bumble Bee Atlas will host three field day trainings this month for people interested in helping track and conserve ...

Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, a study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When ...

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In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists found that bumblebees can tell the difference between short and long light flashes, much like recognizing Morse code. The insects learned which signal led to a ...