Sentences with phrase «tree bumblebee»
«Since its arrival to the UK, the tree bumblebee has been rapidly spreading despite high levels of this castrating parasite,» said researcher Catherine Jones, from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway.
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Researchers collected tree bumblebee queens from the wild, checked them for parasites and then monitored colony development in a laboratory.
«Climate change has had a notable impact upon the distribution of many wild bees, with several species such as the newly - arrived Tree Bumblebee migrating north in the past 20 years as the climate has started to warm,» says the report, titled «The Decline of England's Bees.»
Scientists believe the spread of tree bumblebees could have both positive and negative impacts on native bees.
The study, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, shows that tree bumblebees have rapidly spread despite them carrying high levels of an infection that normally prevents queen bees from producing colonies.
The arrival of tree bumblebees could be hugely beneficial to us by absorbing parasite pressure from our native species, as well as helping to pollinate wild plants and crops.»
Not exact matches
Though he may be stimulated by the sting of some bumblebee to heroic display and frenzied abandon, he will return to the simple wonder of sniffing daisies under his marvelous cork tree.
How does a bumblebee (Bombus terrestris dalmatinus), zooming among the frothy blooms of a cherry tree, manage to zip so quickly from one flower to the next?
The butterfly lived in a garden (tree pose, flower pose), where there were frogs (frog jumps) and bumblebees (bumblebee breath).
Your cute little bumblebee will look adorable in this 2 - Piecfe Hive in the Trees Footie and Hat Set from Burt's Bees Baby.
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I felt like I was sitting on a tree branch beside a nest of angry, buzzing bumblebees.
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A paradise for bird enthusiasts, this ecoregion has the highest concentration of migratory birds and features over 250 species of birds, including the black - bellied tree duck, great blue heron, roseate spoonbill, and endemic birds, including the bumblebee hummingbird and the Mexican woodnymph.
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