Bumble Bees

Common names: bumblebees, bumble bees, bumble bee, bumblebee, queen bumblebees, bumble-bees

Authority: Latreille, 1802

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Hymenoptera > Apidae

Roles: pollinator, competitor, study subject, host, referenced, habitat component

Synonyms: bumblebee queens, queen bumblebees, Bombus, Bombus spp., queen bumble bees, bumblebees, bumble bees, bees, Bombus genus, Bombus spp, Bombus species, Bombus queens, Bombus workers

Bumble Bees

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Publications (372)

A nectar-inhabiting bacterium may not influence female fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

Different aspects of dominance are not equivalent when testing for trade-offs in ant communities

Dimensions of difference: Multi-scale consequences of trait variation in bumble bees

Does pollination interact with the abiotic environment to affect plant reproduction?

Does pollination interact with the abiotic environment to affect plant reproduction?

Does sodium in floral nectar enhance pollination & plant reproduction?

Effects of experimental warming on floral scent, display and rewards in two subalpine herbs

Fitness costs and benefits of a non-native floral resource for subalpine solitary bees

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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa skyrocket), Penstemon debilis (Parachute beardtongue), and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque phacelia)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa Skyrocket) and Threatened Status for Penstemon debilis (Parachute Beardtongue) and Phacelia submutica (DeBeque Phacelia)

Co-occurring Species

Golden-belted Bumble Bee

Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee

Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

Two-form Bumble Bee

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus appositus

Bombus occidentalis

Bombus fervidus

Bombus frigidus

Bombus californicus

Foraging preferences of generalist Megachilidae

Functional morphology of pollen capture in Syrphid flies (Diptera syrphidae): The effects of pile density and body region

Herbivory and water availability interact to shape the adaptive landscape in the perennial forb, Boechera stricta

Improving plant DNA metabarcoding accuracy with ecological filters and Angiosperms353: Field and pollen microscopy validation

Nutrient niche dynamics among wild pollinators

Observing the effects of a nectar-inhabiting bacterium, Pantoea sp., and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

Quantifying ethanol in bumble bee honey and Colorado rocky mountain wildflowers

Reproductive ecology and pollination biology of Geum triflorum (prairie smoke)

Shorter seasonal snow cover poses a risk to solitary bee populations in a mountainous ecosystem

Temperature and relative humidity effects on nectar quantity, nectar quality, and plant-pollinator interactions

Temperature influences pollinators' choice of floral partners independently of community composition

Testing the marginal value theorem on Bombus appositus and Bombus nevadensis

The effect of changing floral density on pollinator networks in a subalpine meadow environment

Up high, hot and dry: Individual reproductive output in subalpine bees declines with increasing drought severity

Wild foundress queen bumble bees make numerous, short foraging trips and exhibit frequent nest failure: Insights from trap-nesting and RFID tracking

Changes in insect population dynamics due to climate change

Does Floral Nectar Depth Correlate With Pollinator Proboscis Length?

Effects of Temperature and Competitor Abundance on Bumble Bee Foraging

Elucidating the influence of a nectar yeast and nectar robbing on bumblebee foraging tactic constancy

Estimating Local Abundance of Bombus Queens in Meadows of Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA

Fit or Unlit: using quantum dots to investigate the effects of a floricolous yeast and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

How do Bombus appositus and Bombus bifarius worker tongue lengths vary within a season?

Impact of Decreased Flower Attractiveness on Pollinator Visitation Rates and Pollinator Community Composition

Intraspecific body size variation across distributional moments reveals trait filtering processes

Investigating the potential mechanism behind bumble bee preference for Corydalis flowers inhabited by nectar specialist yeast

Nowhere to go but Up: Investigating Bumble Bee population Shifts over Elevational Gradients

Phenological drivers and consequences for solitary bees

Plant-Pollinator Interactions between Erigeron speciosus and Heterotheca villosa in Virginia Basin

Pollination Syndrome variance among foraging bumblebee species in Gothic Colorado

Solitary bee genera differ in foraging activity timing and temperature; Evidence of a seasonal dietary shift in Hoplitis fulgida

The effects of elevation on flower abundance and pollinator visits on Helianthella quinquenervis

The hole truth: why do bumble bees rob flowers more than once?

Variation of wasp behavior patterns and pollination behavior on Ligusticum porteri

A pathogen's spatial range is not constrained by geographical features in the flax rust pathosystem

Antibody development to identify components of IIS and mTOR signaling pathways in lepidopteran species, a set of non-model insects

Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant-pollinator interaction rewiring

Characterization of thermal tolerance in sub-alpine bumblebee species

Community context mediates effects of pollinator loss on seed production

Determining pollinator behavior differences bumblebees and flies.

Do pollinator and plant diversity vary with microclimate heterogeneity?

Early Snowmelt’s Effects on Floral Traits and Rewards of Two Subalpine Plant Species

Effects of Microclimate Variation on Diversity of Plants and Pollinators

Emergent social structure is typically not associated with survival in a facultatively social mammal

Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America

Herbivory damage but not plant disease under experimental warming is dependent on weather for three subalpine grass species

Hot and Cold: Assessing the Thermal Limitations of Bumble Bees in a Changing Climate

In your stomach or in your nectar? Disentangling the effects of two pollination-related yeasts on bumblebee behavior and foraging

Investigating the Effect of Drought on Floral Traits Mediating Pollinator Interactions

Long-term declines in insect abundance and biomass in a subalpine habitat

Looking through leftovers: an analysis of bee bowl bycatch

Scientists’ warning on climate change and insects

Skewness in bee and flower phenological distributions

Talking Yeast: The characterization of bumblebee- and nectar- specialist yeast volatiles in Corydalis caseana

The buzz around biodiversity decline: Detecting pollinator shifts using a systematic review

The causes and consequences of pollen defence