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Humanity's indispensable insect ally is facing an array of threats, many man-made
March 31, 2009 |
Scientific American
The mysterious ailment called colony collapse disorder has wiped out large numbers of the bees that pollinate a third of our crops. The causes turn out to be surprisingly complex, but solutions are emerging
News
In a race against time, researchers propagate native solitary bees as an alternative to our most important pollinators
Slide Show
Lacking a stinger is no barrier to kicking butt in the evolutionary cage match between Australian bees and hive-invading parasites
Features
Home sweet home: Not all honeybees work far afield--some are making honey high in the rooftops
Bees display a remarkable range of talents—abilities that in a mammal such as a dog we would associate with consciousness
Seven species of "yellow-faced bees" have seen tremendous declines since they were first observed just over a century ago
One million of the 2.4 million US honeybee colonies perished last winter. What's behind the die off is still a mystery, but one researcher plans to spend this summer gathering clues.
Honeybees--a European import vital to food production, or are they? David Biello reports.
Researchers zero in on the culprits behind colony collapse disorder
Honeybees and other insects contribute billions to the human economy
The fate of pollinating bees and pollinated flowers are inextricably linked
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