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A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera (e.g., Calyptapis) are known from fossils.
Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee may be classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act after a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This social parasite is native to 15 ...
Bombus pensylvanicus is host to one "cuckoo" bumble bee species, B. variabilis. [7] Hibernating queen bumble bees are parasitized by a nematode worm, Sphaerularia bombi. This parasite does not reduce life span, but instead causes the sterilization of the queen.
Bombus affinis, commonly known as the rusty patched bumble bee, is a species of bumblebee endemic to North America. [3] Its historical range in North America has been throughout the east and upper Midwest of the United States, [4] north to Ontario, Canada, where it is considered a "species at risk", [5] east to Quebec, south to Georgia, and west to the Dakotas. [5]
MADISON, Wis. — Federal wildlife officials announced Wednesday they will consider adding 10 new species to the Endangered Species Act, including a big bumble bee that serves as a key pollinator ...
The American bumble bee population has seen a near 90% decline in recent decades relative to other bee species, mostly affecting the northern edges of their range, according to FWS.
Crotch's bumble bee is a state endangered species that was last evaluated by IUCN in April 2014. [1] In 2019, the species' global status was listed as imperiled. The rationale provided was as follows: "This species has a modest range extent and within that, it is restricted to a very limited climatic range.
Federal wildlife officials announced Wednesday they will consider adding 10 new species to the Endangered Species Act, including a big bumble bee that serves as a key pollinator across the United ...