It is a harmless insect that visits gardens to collect pollen to feed on. It's called the Wool Carder Bee. Wool carding is the process in which loose fibres of wool are manipulated into thin ...

The European wool-carder bee was first discovered in North America in 1963 near Ithaca, New York, and since then, its impact has been felt from coast to coast. Wool-carder bees get their name from ...

Anthidium manicatum female – A female European wool carder bee rests on a rock. This species of bee was introduced to North America in the mid-20 th century. They are called wool carder bees because ...

A northern hemisphere bee species is spreading through New Zealand ... They have since been identified as wool-carder bees, which are native to Europe, North Africa and Asia but spreading rapidly ...

The team found wetlands and moorland were essential for species such as the moss and the brown-banded carder bee and the bilberry bumblebee. Areas with crops helped rare species like the large ...