Insects

Cleveland Police Sgt. Ray OâConnor thanked Tomika Johnson and her family for their efforts in saving his life after he was stung by two bees.

SEE IT: Police officer thanks woman who saved him with EpiPen after bee stings

Heather Hamilton · August 25, 2022 1:34 pm

A monarch butterfly feeds on a duranta flower in Houston.

Red list: Monarch butterflies endangered

Julia Johnson · July 21, 2022 1:45 pm

California appellate court rules bees are ‘fish’

California appellate court rules bees are ‘fish’

Christopher Hutton · June 2, 2022 12:00 am

A bee searches for pollen on a flower during a sunny spring day in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, April 8, 2022.

Beltway Confidential

Just like the bees, the ‘Beepocalypse’ myth isn’t dying

Bill Wirtz · May 20, 2022 11:00 am

Moth species encountered for first time since 1912 at Detroit Metro Airport

Luke Gentile · May 17, 2022 3:55 pm

Buzz off: Some cicada stragglers to arrive a year late

Christopher Hutton · May 16, 2022 2:17 pm

FILE- In this undated file photo provided byt he USDA, an aedes aegypti mosquito is shown on human skin. Health officials in the Dominican Republic said this Tuesday April 29, 1014, that the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has spread widely since making its first appearance in the country. According to the Centers for Disease Control the chikungunya virus is most often spread to people by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. These are the same mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus. They bite mostly during the daytime. (AP Photo/USDA, File)

Two billion mosquitoes to be freed in Florida and California, but don’t worry — they won’t bite

Greg Wilson · March 11, 2022 1:41 am

‘Gypsy’ replaced by ‘spongy’ in name for invasive moth

‘Gypsy’ replaced by ‘spongy’ in name for invasive moth

Virginia Aabram · March 6, 2022 12:00 am

Giant parachuting spiders may invade East Coast this spring

Luke Gentile · March 5, 2022 10:00 am

Crime has beekeepers buzzing as they take desperate measures to protect hives

Crime has beekeepers buzzing as they take desperate measures to protect hives

Luke Gentile · February 22, 2022 12:00 am

60,000 bees were stolen from the GIANT company's pollinator farm.

60,000 bees stolen from a grocery store’s headquarters

Abigail Adcox · February 10, 2022 3:03 pm

Mark Emrich, a beekeeper with the Olympia Beekeepers Association helps transfer approximately 25,000 honeybees to two hives installed on the lawn of the Governor's mansion, Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at the Capitol In Olympia, Wash. The group hopes to raise public awareness about the decline in bee populations throughout the United States, and how honeybees contribute to Washington's agriculture economy. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Beltway Confidential

What really harms the bees?

Bill Wirtz · January 29, 2022 2:00 pm