Directly beneficial insects include pollinators and insect predators and parasites of pests. Other insects provide humans with material goods such as honey (honey bees), silk (silk moths), dyes ...

While honeybees, imported from Europe in the 17th century to produce honey, are the most recognizable ... bee decline and suggests that alternative pest control methods, such as those proposed ...

Laws to protect the bee population have been strengthened to safeguard the Isle of Man's "disease-free" status. The ...

Most honeybees in the U.S. today are of Italian heritage and vulnerable to a pest called the varroa mite ... is that Russian honeybees don’t make as much honey as their Italian counterparts ...

Climate change is bringing new insect pests into our gardens. A change in climate means that areas that were once ...

Devin Gentry, along with his wife, Lindsay Green, and their daughter, Iris, manages Bee. honey + hive, a thriving 200-hive ...

Is a particular pest or disease affecting your plants? Use the A to Z links to determine what's wrong and to help you deal with the problem. If you're not sure, try our interactive Pest and ...

At Penn State Extension's Greenhouse Growers Day, Patricia Prade presented ways to protect pollinator insects when using ...