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Bumble Bees: Why They Thrive and Die

Remember the massive "buzz kill" in Wilsonville, Oregon back in June 2013 when more than 50,000...

A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, exits a foxglove in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, exits a foxglove in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A black-faced bumble bee, Bombus californicus, adjusting a heavy pollen load, visits "Purple Ginny" sage in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A black-faced bumble bee, Bombus californicus, adjusting a heavy pollen load, visits "Purple Ginny" sage in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 7:00 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bombus vosnesenskii. Bombus californicus (2), massive bumble bee die-off (1), neonics (3), Oregon State University (1), pesticide poisoning (2), Sujaya Rao (1), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (766)

Posts Tagged: Bombus vosnesenskii. Bombus californicus

Bumble Bees: Why They Thrive and Die

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