After a devastating bushfire, efforts to help nature recover typically focus on vertebrates and plants. Yet extreme fires can threaten insects, too. After the Black Summer fires of 2019–20, I embarked ...

A study led by University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) native bee scientist and conservationist Dr. Kit Prendergast surveyed members joining the Facebook group "The Buzz on Wild Bees," to explore ...

New Curtin University research has revealed that high densities of European honey bees could be harming Australian native bees’ ‘fitness’ by reducing their reproductive success and altering key traits ...

Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of native bee with tiny, devil-like horns that have earned it a playfully hellish name – “lucifer.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to support honeybee keepers in the wake of the 2022 arrival and subsequent spread of the Varroa mite.

The accusations you may have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed by evidence. Entomologists explain that there are ...