Mojave poppy bees are threatened by gypsum mining, urbanization, off-road vehicles, grazing, and feral honey bees. The Center petitioned ... and disease have eliminated this fuzzy bee, with a rusty ...

Honey bees—plump, fuzzy, and famed for their honey-making—capture the popular imagination. Yet, wild bees are equally vital for pollination and, by some measures, outshine honey bees as ...

A Microscopic Look at our Native Bees,” has been installed at the UC Santa Barbara library to showcase some of the true local bees in the area in an effort to change the public's perception of native ...