Keep household trash cans covered and far away from living spaces. Wash them regularly to remove sugary or syrupy residues ...

Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ground, these bees are facing rapid population declines.

Again, though, ground-nesting insects that look like bees in the spring are harmless native pollinators that only want to give you more flowers and fruits.

(Beyond Pesticides, March 19, 2019) Research is beginning to explain how systemic neonicotinoid insecticides affect often overlooked species of ground nesting bees. While much of the current ...

Ground bees can sting if handled or mashed. However, they are typically not aggressive and do not respond strongly to perceived threats the way honey bees or ground-nesting wasps do.

Every third bite of food you consume is the result of bees and pollination. Thus, the bees' health and well-being are ...

Provide food and housing. According to Oregon Bee Atlas taxonomist Lincoln Best, most bees either live in small groups or by themselves. Bees other than honey bees nest in small cavities in bare ...

In this image from "Wild Honey Bees," worker bees in Germany load up with water that they'll use to cool their colony’s nest on a hot day. (Ingo Arndt Photography/Reprinted by permission of ...

For one, these bees play a crucial role in ecosystems. For another, ground-nesting bee habitats are threatened by land degradation, urbanisation, pesticides and agricultural expansion.