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1 IN 5 COLORADO BUMBLEBEES ARE AT RISK, NEW REPORT SAYS — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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1 IN 5 COLORADO BUMBLEBEES ARE AT RISK, NEW REPORT SAYS

By: Yvaine Ye

Date: January 24, 2024

Colorado Mesa Verde National Park Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Rocky Ford Bombus Cucumis melo Apis mellifera

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The following information was released by the University of Colorado - Boulder: By Yvaine Ye On a cliffside at Mesa Verde National Park in southern Colorado, a fuzzy bee was industriously gnawing at the red sandstone. Making a loud grinding sound, the insect used its powerful jaws to drill tunnels a

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