Data collected by Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) volunteers to assess the country's changing bumblebee populations have been analysed in a new way for the first time at the University of Kent—and show mixed results ...
Ecology
Oct 29, 2018
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Scientists have mapped the distribution of bumblebees in Europe and created a predictive map that can be used to monitor and mitigate bumblebee decline.
Ecology
Oct 18, 2018
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Adding to growing evidence that pesticide use may be contributing to the decline of many bumblebee species across North America, a new study reveals that daily consumption of even small doses of a widely used class of insecticides ...
Ecology
Oct 17, 2018
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Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction.
Ecology
Aug 28, 2018
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By sequencing the genome of the yellow-banded bumblebee, York University researchers have found that inbreeding and disease are likely culprits in their rapid decline in North America.
Ecology
Aug 23, 2018
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Bumblebee populations are declining in the United States for a range of reasons—loss of habitat, pesticide use, climate change, competition from non-native species, and non-native parasites. As major plant pollinators, ...
Ecology
Jun 29, 2018
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A team of researchers with the University of London and Imperial College London has found through field experiments that bumblebee colonies tend to do better in urban environments than agricultural environments. In their ...
Hundreds of citizen scientists have begun buzzing through locations across the Pacific Northwest seeking a better understanding about nearly 30 bumblebee species.
Ecology
Jun 18, 2018
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Spring is a busy time for bumblebee queens.
Ecology
Jun 12, 2018
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It is a sure sign that spring is in the air: The sight of a bumblebee queen buzzing around spring flowers on a sunny day. But sometimes, when she is flying around, she is actually not looking for flowers, but on the hunt ...
Ecology
Jun 11, 2018
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