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Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields ...
Female mason bees lay their eggs in cavities or tubes, and then seal the entrance with mud to protect them from ... which also nests in cavities. He is trying to spread the word about native ...
It’s that time of year again, when the ground thaws, the days stretch a little longer and gardens begin to wake up. But along ...
These barn swallows are infamous for their mud nests above doorways and for transforming ... They eat things like bees and wasps and crickets and all those little flying things that we don ...
Around the world, there are many animals, large and small, who build their own homes. Using a remarkable amount of creativity and instinct, they construct residences and structures designed for ...
ElementalImaging / Getty Images "They were yellowjackets, and I was standing on top of their nest. My parents had said ... I tapped the lid and a wasp flew up my nose. I had to pinch my nose ...
"They were yellowjackets, and I was standing on top of their nest. My parents had said that if a bee flew ... I tapped the lid and a wasp flew up my nose. I had to pinch my nose to kill it." ...