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Honey bees naturally swarm but it often doesn't end well for them - so, the British Beekeepers Association is urging the ...
Experts are on standby, it has emerged, after a Sheffield neighbourhood was hit by a swam of bees which sent residents ...
Although ground bees don't sting, many homeowners want to know how to get rid of ground bees, as they can wreak havoc on lawns by building unsightly nests.
Tillage, fire, removal by hand, grazing and mowing are all used ... ladybird beetles, pirate bugs, wasps, spiders and leafcutter bees). Harvesting alfalfa causes winged pea aphids to migrate and ...
Of the more than 20,000 bee species in the world, 70% nest in the ground. And like many of their counterparts that nest above ...
And with nests typically containing up to 6000 hornets, it’s feared if they ever gained a foothold, the death toll on the nation’s bees and other insects could be catastrophic. It’s sparked an ...
An alarming number of Asian hornets spotted in Jersey has sparked fears the UK could face a summer invasion of the species that prey heavily on honeybees. Jersey reported more than 195 sightings of ...
And with nests typically containing up to 6000 hornets, it’s feared if they ever gained a foothold, the death toll on the nation’s bees and other insects could be catastrophic. It’s sparked ...
a typical nest of between 2,000 and 3,000 hornets can eat more than 11kg of insects per season – equal to the weight of around 90,000 bees. Campbell told the Guardian: "There’s a strong risk ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Expectedly this stirred a hornet’s nest, with the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) president pasting cow dung on the wall of principal’s office and asking her to take out the air ...