Penn State scientists uncover how parent genes compete to decide if a honey bee larva becomes a queen or a worker.

"We found that this genetic 'argument' can be detected during a critical developmental window where a honey bee larva becomes either a queen or a worker." That critical window closes and the bee's ...

Let's explore the major differences between queen and worker bees and why this hierarchical system is crucial to hive ...

In chess, the queen is the most valuable piece for a player. She’s capable of making any move, which also makes her the most ...

Roughly 300,000 robot hives are in use across the U.S., scattered across fields of almond, canola, pistachios and other crops ...

Ana Angulo and Jean Loui Navarro are passionate about rescuing bees and they are hoping to change the local pest control ...

Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens ...