New Jersey's state insect, the honey bee, is neither a native of the state nor the continent. The European honey bee was introduced into the United States back in the early 1600s and has since ...

The insects were found on the New Jersey's Pine Barren smokegrass -- commonly known as Torrey's dropseed, Torrey's muhly or New Jersey muhly -- which is listed by the state as threatened grass ...

Though well established after five years in the Garden State, the insect has been less conspicuous in 2023, said George Hamilton, a professor and entomologist at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.