GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Bees: Love them or hate them, they play an important role in our global ecosystem, in our economy and even in our backyards. But do they deserve the bad wrap they receive ...

While wasps could be beneficial in your yard, especially for pollination, there are some whose nests you still do not want to ...

Hexagons are mutually associated with bees and wasps, as both insect species build their nests using this humble six-sided shape. Anyone who stumbles upon a bee or wasp nest in nature will be greeted ...

Honey bees and social wasps developed a similar solution for nest building although evolution separated them 179 million years ago. If you present social insect biologist Michael L Smith a picture of ...

Wasps nests can be startling to see, but some are more dangerous than others. Here's how to know what species is building a ...

With about 600 different species of bees in Washington, you would think it would be easy to spot one. But that black and yellow insect you see quickly darting from flower to flower could just as ...

There are over 4,000 native bee species and many are in decline. Here are beneficial types of garden bees that need a boost ...

Scarlett Howard receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Monash University, Australian Academy of Sciences, and the Hermon Slade Foundation. She is affiliated with Triple R. Adrian Dyer ...