Honey bees are more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees when it comes to returning to collect more pollen and nectar. (Fabiana Fragoso, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image shows hoverfly, undated. Hoverflies are engaged pollinators and therefore an important part of ecosystems. (NewsX/Bee)
Cameras Could Simplify Species Studies
Illustrative image shows a wasp. Scientists in Australia have emphasised the astonishing skills of wasps. (NewsX/Bee)
Wasps ‘Play Important Ecological Roles And Don’t Deserve Our Scorn’
Oliver Wieckhorst speaks in undated footage. He is closely monitoring the situation for NABU, a German organisation focusing on the protection of the environment. (NewsX/Bee)
Messages From Alert Citizens ‘Very Important’ As Asian Hornet Keeps Spreading
Illustrative image of Asian Hornet Vespa velutina. (NewsX/Bee)
Asian Hornet May Have Arrived In Austria
Picture shows slurping bees mating at the forest zebra, undated. The species in the picture does not represent the Eastern slurping bee with complete certainty. In any case, they are representatives of a native species of the slurping bee genus. (Julia Wittmann, NewsX/Bee)