Most readers have probably heard of the killer bees that arrived in the U.S. in 1990. This Africanized honey bee is a cross between the East African Lowland honey bee ...

The feel-good story this week involves a most unlikely hero, a Thai policeman. It is not often that the local gendarmerie are ...

Whether driven by morbid curiosity or in pursuit of offspring with desirable characteristics, humans have selectively bred ...

also known as killer bees locally, for honey harvesting. People on the island are subsistence farmers who practice traditional beekeeping. But Bangura says this is challenging given that the ...

First of all, although their venom is no stronger than that of other honey bees, they have a tendency to attack in vast numbers, and it’s these multiple stings that can cause fatalities in humans.

Africanized honey bees, often sensationally called “killer bees,” have established themselves throughout most of Texas since their arrival in 1990. These bees are a hybrid of African and European ...

Insects are among the most diverse and numerous organisms on the planet, playing crucial roles in ecosystems. However, not all of them are as harmless as they seem. Some can pose significant threats ...

Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen.

Sixty colonies of honey bees were fatally poisoned and “steel chains and locks” were found on the gates of the farm, Jerry Mattiaccio, owner of Rock Hill Honey Bee Farms in Stafford, said in an April ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For more than 20 years, Beekeeper Bob Faulkner, owner of Syracuse Honey, has been helping people set up their own bee colonies in their backyards. “I help people get started ...