Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest ... and among the best studied of all native bees. Native bees are some of the most effective pollinators ...

“The process of documenting bee biodiversity started centuries ago, but scientists are still discovering new species all the time” said James Hung, OU assistant professor of biology and co ...

According to the University of Oklahoma, the new mining bee species is part of the Andrena ... making these sightings all the more uncommon.

A Center investigation found that the majority of America’s native bee species are in decline ... American bumblebees were found in open areas across all of the lower 48 states except Washington.

A new bee species has recently been discovered, found only in Texas and Oklahoma. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma published a study in the journal Ecology and Evolution identifying the ...

Each species on the list is categorized as endangered, threatened, or of special concern. According to MassWildlife, all listed species are at risk — or may become at risk — of extinction.