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Washington bumble bees in home yards and gardens
Fact sheet (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension), 262E, Washington State University Extension
06/2017
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/12199
Abstract
Bumble bees, with their robust bodies, colorful bands of “fur” and audible “buzz” while in flight are the most well recognized of the native bees in Washington State. Equipped with pollen collecting hairy bodies and “pollen baskets” on their hind legs for transport, plus the ability to “buzz pollinate” flowers when necessary, bumble bees are effective pollinators of many crops, home garden plants, ornamentals, and native plants. Some researchers are concerned that bumble bee diversity and abundance in North America are in decline. WSU Extension is hopeful that public awareness and appreciation of bumble bees and their role in pollination will encourage homeowners to better conserve and protect bumble bees in home landscapes here in the Pacific Northwest. This publication will help readers recognize bumble bees, understand their general life cycle, and suggest things homeowners and the general public can do to encourage these fascinating and beneficial insects.
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- Title
- Washington bumble bees in home yards and gardens
- Creators
- David Pehling (Author)Jenny R. Glass (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Fact sheet (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension); 262E
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900502516501842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report