FRESNO, Calif. — Scientists say they have found a possible explanation for a honey bee die-off that has decimated hives around the world: A parasitic fly that hijacks the bees' bodies and causes them ...

Contrary to the behavior of certain other insects, bees don’t actually fly once it’s dark, according to this trending ...

Hover flies have one set of wings and no stinger. If you've been outside lately, chances are you've seen them — small flying insects that resemble sweat bees. In fact, you may have actually called ...

Honey bee colonies around the United States are in decline, threatened by several different diseases and parasites. John Hafernik, a professor... Parasitic Fly Threatens Honey Bee Populations IRA ...

French entomologists studied and calculated the aerodynamics of honeybee flight in 1934 and concluded that it was impossible for a bee to fly. No one bothered to tell the bees, however and therefore ...

Bees use polarized sunlight scattered by the atmosphere in order to navigate; they always know where the sun is, even if ...

Rent Mason Bees and UC Davis have launched the Houdini Fly Hunt to stop the spread of an invasive parasite threatening native mason bee populations in the Pacific Northwest. The Houdini fly kills ...

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Researchers put a sensor at the entrance of beehives to register each time the pollinators entered or exited, and how long they were gone. Reading time 3 minutes We say hard workers are “busy as a bee ...

Join the Hunt for Houdini Flies! BOTHELL, Wash., April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --Rent Mason Bees, the nation's largest solitary bee provider, has partnered with researchers at the University of ...