Much of the world’s economy depends on bees. This can be seen on modern supermarket shelves and in displays of fresh, canned and preserved fruits, grains and vegetables. But these are the most obvious ...

There’s actually a name (and even an acronym!) for the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee population: Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD. The problem for the honeybee and the crops we depend on the ...

Social wasps build nests from chewed wood fibers mixed with saliva, creating a durable, paper-like structure made up of tightly packed hexagonal cells. Each cell houses a developing wasp — starting as ...

FACING A CRISIS THAT THREATENS THEIR EXISTENCE. RESEARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SHOWS OUR STATE IS AMONG THE HARDEST HIT, LOSING AS MUCH AS 70% OF BEE COLONIES IN THE PAST YEAR. KETV ...