Gardeners know pollinators are essential, especially those industrious bees buzzing tirelessly in and out of squash blossoms ...

A local bug expert highlights women in STEM and shares surprising facts about female insects, from bees to tarantulas.

Vegetables that belong to this group include summer squash, zucchini, winter squash, mirliton, pumpkin, gourd, cucuzza, ...

Female bees and wasps are the real defenders. Only females can sting, because stingers are modified egg-laying organs. Males do nothing in defence. Females guard nests, food, and colonies with extreme ...

As spring temperatures begin to warm across the country and reach about 50°F, mason bees will begin to emerge. These gentle, solitary bees are among nature's most efficient pollinators, visiting up to ...

The great Mormon butterfly is one in every 10,000 butterflies who is half male and half female. Scientists explained this ...

The Titans hosted the state spelling bee at Nissan Stadium on Saturday. Two students earned trips to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., May 26–28.

Pollination, the transfer of pollen from male to female parts of the same or a different flower, is necessary to produce ...

After cold winters, invertebrates such as honeybees and paper wasps seem to disappear and then suddenly return in large ...

People don’t tend to pay much attention to red maple flowers. But they play a vital role in New Jersey's natural habitats ...

Many gardeners get information from social media, but some popular tips about bell peppers and Epsom salts are myths.

After scientists accidentally discovered that the common eastern bumblebee can withstand flood conditions, they wanted to ...