Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and ...

It’s a battle most humans will never witness. The humble bumble bee defending itself against an aggressive and invasive ant population. But even if you don’t see it firsthand, the conflict could have ...

The invading Asian hornets hovers, biding their time outside the bumblebee colony. When a worker returns, one hornet grabs her mid-air. In a flash, it overpowers her, decapitating the bee then ...

Deformed wing virus is said to be responsible for death of millions of honey bee colonies Higher levels of DWV was found in colonies attacked by invasive ants "These viral dynamics are a hidden effect ...

Newswise — For more than a decade, invasive Asian honeybees have defied evolutionary expectations and established a thriving population in North Queensland, much to the annoyance of the honey industry ...

An increasing number of Asian hornets have been reported across the United Kingdom, and DNA testing confirms their presence. Evidence that some hornets managed to survive during the winter means "it ...

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Curtin University research has revealed that high densities of European honey bees could be harming Australian native bees' fitness by reducing their reproductive success and altering key traits ...

SEATTLE, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The invasive Houdini fly (Cacoxenus indagator), a kleptoparasitic insect about the size of a fruit fly, is spreading across North America and significantly ...

An invasive Asian honeybee colony in northern Australia has defied expectations, displaying emergent genetic variation in a short period of time. While bad news for biosecurity agencies, it could be a ...