Andony Melathopoulos takes a seat and flips on the harsh light to his microscope. He places a bee under the lens and peers through, adjusting the focus for a clear view. Melathopoulos, an associate ...

Thinking of starting a pollinator garden? Experts suggest growing a variety of native plants that provide year-round nectar and pollen to butterflies, moths, bees, wasps and hummingbirds. It’s best to ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pollinator enthusiasts and scientists have new online tools to identify native bees in the Pacific Northwest. The publicly available “keys” resemble the field guides familiar ...

Thousands of native bee species buzz about our continent, tending to our gardens and ecosystems. Some are obvious, like chunky bumblebees. Others are harder to spot, like tiny fairy bees. “Native bees ...

A high-elevation meadow in the Oregon Coast Range is helping uncommon wildlife like purple martins, bats and bees. Walker Meadows is around 13 miles west of Veneta and at an elevation of 2,300 feet.

A cluster of home gardeners walked into a wild meadow on Mount Ashland in early July, following in the footsteps of native plant expert Suzie Savoie. Their goal: Low-maintenance landscape inspiration.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — The bees in the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) historic insect collection are old. “So this bee right here was collected in 1948 in South Kingstown,” said Casey ...

This has been a question I’ve been asked and the point of lengthy discussion for many, many years now. The short answer is both! Why? Because planting biodiversity is the key to growing a healthy ...

Ari Daniel - Host, "There's More to That" Native bees in the United States are dying due to pesticides, disease and habitat loss. These insects play a critical role in nature and on farms, yet we know ...