Study Reveals Striking Decline of Vermont’s Bumble Bees

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 - 10:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new study examining 100 years of bumble bee records reveals that almost half of Vermont’s species, which are vital pollinators, have either vanished or are in serious decline. After conducting the state’s most extensive search for bumble bees, and combing through historical records from museum collections, the team has concluded that four of Vermont’s 17 […]

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