A rare San Francisco leaf-cutter bee has been spotted in Marin County, California — the first sighting of the insect since 1980, the Sacramento Bee reported. A conservation group called ...
Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve ...
SAN DIEGO, CA — After a few years of no sightings, a rare bee was recently spotted in San Diego. A San Clemente Digger Bee was spotted July 29 foraging on California Aster on Cabrillo National ...
It has become twice as rare relative to other bees in recent decades as its habitats have degraded and disappeared. This bee has vanished altogether from six states. Variable cuckoo bumblebee — This ...
The bee’s pollinating skills are tightly linked to the survival of two rare desert poppy flowers. The bee has disappeared as those plants have declined. “This is a first step toward preventing the ...