Why Are Killer Bees So Slow?
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The dreaded Africanized honey beeâbetter known as the &quot;killer bee&quot;âmay be buzzing slightly northward. Entomologists believe that an Africanized swarm was responsible for an attack in Tipton, Okla.
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Life & style: Leaving patches of your garden to run wild creates a rich habitat for nesting bumblebees - and could help reverse the rapid decline in their population, writes Stephen Moss.
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Feb. 4--A metallic-green half-inch bug that doesn't even bite is sending chills through Minnesota foresters and entomologists this year as it moves toward the state's forests.
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The most primitive bat ever discovered could fly but not navigate by sound, scientists have reported.
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Everybody wants to get more bang for the buck from their workforce. But some common strategies for boosting production may actually lower it in the long run. Managers who adopt these strategies think theyâre helping, but theyâre really not. See if you recognize yourself (or your boss) among these productivity killers.
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Honeybees massacred by oriental assassins The French honey industry is under threat from hoards of bee-massacring oriental hornets, the Daily Telegraph reports.â¦
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North American wildlife species ranging from butterflies to red fox are scrambling to adapt to Earth's rising temperatures and may not survive, according to a study released on Monday.
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Cyprian honeybees don&#39;t smother their enemies with kindness&mdash;they just smother them to death, research now reveals.  This novel strategy has never been seen before in insects, &quot;and probably in all animal species,&quot; apidologist Gerard Arnold at the National Center of Scientific Research in France, told LiveScience.  Cyprian honeybees (Apis mellifera cypria) do possess stingers to defend themselves. However, their archenemy, the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis), is protected from such attacks by their hard body armor. ...
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Forget GPS, forget road signs. Researchers in England say foraging Pharaoh's ants employ a simpler means to find their way home: geometry.
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Gardens are vital habitats for nesting bumblebees, a study suggests.
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A new study suggests that the cells of people with many moles may age more slowly than those of people with fewer moles.
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Bee Columnist. Here we go again. If it&#39;s fall, it must be time for our annual flu scare. Last November, it was the killer influenza that failed to materialize.
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Locust plagues may predate biblical times, but today scientists still struggle to fully understand and control the swarms that can bring famine to thousands.
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Babies slow to grow in the womb who play catch-up in their first weeks of life after birth risk chest illnesses, research shows.
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By BOB HAYWOOD  A QUIET revolution among the birds and the bees is changing the face of wildlife in the Midlands.   This year's blazing hot summer - against a background of global warming - has brought exotic new species to the region which have not been seen for centuries, or ever.
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Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found.
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Weather forecasts are notoriously  fickle, but bees, caterpillars and bears are proving as divided  as meteorologists on how long winter will last.