Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax-and-spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much ...

Killing the mites with pesticides is complex: The mites have grown resistant to some chemicals, so beekeepers have to routinely swap out different pesticides while trying to avoid contaminating the ...

A proposal in the California Legislature would pay for more research to save honey bees, but it could be a tough sell amid a ...

Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, a Stockton Democrat and co-author of a bill to protect bee health, says the measure is critical to safeguarding California jobs and food production.

Honey bees are under attack from tiny, eight-legged parasitic mites. What can California do to protect bee colonies and its ...

Highs will be in the lower 90's with heat index values approaching 100°. During the afternoon hours, isolated storms could ...

While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity ...

Parker Ranch will present the 61st Annual July 4th Rodeo and Horse Races on Friday... A judge has ordered the forfeiture of a ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Look, “Mutt” also arrived in 2024, but in 2025 — bolstered by a deluxe release and a recent Chris Brown remix — makes “Mutt” an easy song of the summer pick for some listeners. It’s difficult to hear ...

Female Valley carpenter bees will only sting if provoked—"You'd have to be literally touching or confining (the bee) in some way before she'd sting you," he explained—while male carpenter bees ...