The University of Kentucky Department of Entomology receives several calls a year from growers concerned about ground-nesting or digger bees in their gardens. There are many different species of these ...

Mark in Olney writes: “Every year we have bees digging in our grass. They come out of the ground and swarm around bushes and flowers late July through September and make ant-like dirt hills in the ...

Photo courtesy of CAES NewsUniversity of Georgia Cooperative Extension experts suggest thinking twice before spraying pesticides to control ground-nesting bees. Bumblebees and other native bees are ...

Mar. 5—ALBANY — While out taking some photos for an upcoming article about azaleas recently, I noticed quite a bit of bee activity near my leg. I looked down and noticed the many mounds on the bank of ...

About five years ago, I heard about ground-nesting bees under the I-78 Schuylkill River bridge at Hamburg. They were done with nesting for the year, but I saw the little mud chimneys the females make ...

Time for summer activities. Bicycle rides. Lawn mowing. Running away from bees and wasps. Unfortunately, warm weather brings the rapid development of stinging insect colonies. And these vengeful ...

Over 400 native bee species exist in New York, most of which are solitary ground-nesters. Native bees are vital pollinators, especially for certain fruits and vegetables, using a "buzz pollination" ...