Managed honeybee population stocks are declining in many countries, worrying scientists, the public and politicians. This decline affects us all, as it poses a risk to food security. Honeybees can be ...

Apiculturist Warwick Kerr figured he had some perfectly good reasons for bringing 20 African queen bees into his native Brazil nine years ago. Though it is known to be ferocious, the African bee ...

More than 60 endangered African penguins were apparently killed by a swarm of bees in South Africa last week, in what bird conservationists described as an unusual occurrence. The 63 birds were found ...

At least 63 African penguins were killed near Cape Town, South Africa, after a swarm of bees attacked the colony, according to veterinarians, who say the attack was a “complete freak accident.” An ...

The world's bees face a major threat from deformed wing virus, a pathogen transmitted by the parasitic varroa mite. It is responsible for causing the death of millions of colonies in the US, Europe ...

The African tulip tree was introduced to tropical and subtropical regions as an ornamental because of its showy orange-red flowers. In Queensland, Australia, the fast-growing tree, Spathodea ...