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First complete survey of native WA bees finds new species

After one year, Washington's first comprehensive bee survey has documented 15 species that have never been collected in the state before. The project is cataloguing native bees, which includes nearly ...
EurekAlert!

Fitness fight: Native bees struggle against invasive honey bee

New 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 ...
Science Daily

Introduced honeybee may pose threat to native bees

A study has found the introduced European honeybee could lead to native bee population decline or extinction when colonies compete for the same nectar and pollen sources in urban gardens and areas of ...
Seattle Times

Wild bees, threatened by warming and wildfires, get help from WA researchers

OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST — Few creatures exist closer to the front lines of climate change than wild, native bees. And few are more important, or as irreplaceable. They’ve always been ...