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Bob Corrigan added text to "Brief Summary" on "Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863".
The common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) is so named because...
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Bob Corrigan added text to "Eusocial" on "Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)".
Bombus pensylvanicus, like all Bombus spp., are eusocial. True sociality, or...
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Bob Corrigan added text to "Life Cycle" on "Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)".
These bees are eusocial and have an annual nest. In spring,...
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Bob Corrigan added text to "Morphology" on "Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)".
American bumble bee queens are between 21 and 25.5 mm long...
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Bob Corrigan added text to "Pollinator" on "Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)".
Studies have found the American bumble bee to be a significant...
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Bob Corrigan added text to "Conservation Status" on "Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758)".
This species is widespread and common throughout its range.
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Bob Corrigan added text to "Distribution" on "Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758)".
This species is native to Europe, coastal north Africa, and west...
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Bob Corrigan added text to "Habitat" on "Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758)".
The buff-tailed bumble bee nests in abandoned rodent nests found in...
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Bob Corrigan added text to "Life Cycle" on "Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758)".
Fertilized queens emerge from hibernation in early spring and start a...
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Bob Corrigan added text to "Pollinator" on "Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758)".
The buff-tailed bumble bee is an efficient commercial pollinator for several...
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