Although bees can be beneficial to a yard when it comes to pollination, ground bees are a type of bee that can wreak havoc on lawns by building unsightly nests that look like mini ant piles.

Ground-dwelling bees, such as bumble bee queens (A) and the hoary squash bee (B), are commonly exposed to pesticide residues in soil. This exposure can lead to lethal and sublethal impacts on ...

The Ground Nesting Bees project, or the GNBee project, is run by the Danforth Lab and has mainly focused on the role of wild bees in the pollination of apples over the past 15 years.