About 10 years ago, the news was packed with reports about something called colony collapse disorder — a mysterious phenomenon that involved the disappearance of enormous numbers of bees. Then, the ...

Bumblebee guards are actually pretty casual about sterile intruders. They’ll spend a little extra time examining them with ...

Abstract: This work addresses bi-objective hybrid flow shop scheduling problems considering consistent sublots (Bi-HFSP_CS). The objectives are to minimize the makespan and total energy consumption.

Bees, and other pollinator species, are dying. Between pesticides, the climate crisis, and habitat loss, bee colonies are ...

On Nov. 13, the Ilsey Public Library — in partnership with the Vermont Book Shop — hosted Kirk Webster for one of three ...

Bumble bees respond to physical disturbance of their nest with a sequence of defensive behaviors that lasts up to 10 minutes, ...

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is preparing to offer a new beekeeping short course designed to support people who want to begin or expand their beekeeping work. This three-day winter program ...

Ant colonies act as one "super-organism" which works to ensure the survival of all, according to a team of scientists.

Sustainability must be a priority in modern America, and sustainable alternatives protect the health of ecosystems, including ...

Explore the fascinating process behind a honeybee sting, from the ratcheting motion of its barbed stinger to the dramatic ...

Abstract: A variety of nonlinear optimization techniques have been used for measuring effectiveness of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). The variability of these optimization techniques resulted in ...

Discover how bumblebees learned a Morse code-like language and what this means for insect intelligence and research.