Spring’s arrival is something we eagerly await, with warmer days, blooming flowers, and brighter skies. But something else is ...

Beekeepers are able to strategically extract honey to stock grocery store shelves without hindering the bees' winter supply. Though this varies from hive to hive, in colder climates the recommendation ...

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...

The organization Practical Farmers of Iowa is helping urban crop growers use beneficial insects to control pests, boost soil ...

Q: In March and April there are little mounds of red dirt all over my lawn. I have seen little yellowish bees going down in the mounds. What do you suggest I use to eliminate the bees? — Gracie ...

A large swath of the eastern U.S. -- from Massachusetts down to Mississippi and Georgia -- will start to see cicadas emerge ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do ...

Those loud, buzzing red-eyed cicadas will soon be returning to parts of New Jersey. See a map of likely locations.

Q: I have lots of this weird weed popping up in my rock beds out front and wonder what they’ll grow up to be. The leaves are ...

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves.

From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world built for giants.

Some creatures are harmless, yet they often spark revulsion just because of their appearance. One of these is an easy-going ...