Sentences with phrase «bumblebees in»

Researchers have discovered a network of viruses, which were previously associated with managed honeybees, may now pose a widespread risk to bumblebees in the wild, according to a new study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

While the new study is not a definitive explanation of the widespread bumble bee losses, which are likely the result of many factors, Cameron said, it challenges a popular hypothesis about the sudden declines of wild bumblebees in the early 1990s.

While about 78 percent of the bumblebees in the control groups were faithful to a single species of flower, only 66 percent of the bumblebees in the manipulated groups showed such floral fidelity.

The coincidence of N. bombi infections and losses of bumblebees in wild and commercial populations suggests the fungus is a key player in bumble bee declines, Cameron said.

The queen bees of the spectacular native «giant bumblebee» of South America, Bombus dahlbomii, are the largest bumblebees in the world.

«Running around after bumblebees in these beautiful wildflower meadows was one of the most fun parts of the research,» Brosi says.

But they fly right by the pink Mimulus lewisii, which attracts bumblebees in an equally exclusive relationship.

The project reveals that at just 2oC, 72 per cent of bumblebees in Norfolk could be lost, along with 75 per cent of grasshoppers and bush crickets, and 68 per cent of larger moths.

This mimicked ambush by sit - and - wait predators such as crab spiders that bumblebees in the wild often survive after a brief struggle.

I will be shooting Bumblebee in the [United] States and working on the music at the same time.

In 1999, Lee joined General Motors and designed concept cars such as Camaro Concept Vehicle which converts into the iconic Bumblebee in the movie Transformers and Corvette Stingray Concept Vehicle.

Over at The Guardian, Alok Jha writes that 4 common species of bumblebee in the US have seen declines in population of as much as 96 % in the last few decades:

Not exact matches

In addition to Bumblebee's signature yellow paint, the car is wearing a new body kit with some pronounced spoilers.

@ Ehren, you might want to check up on your story in regards to bumblebee flight.

Further Krause stated «Infinite numbers of things exist everywhere in nature, you can see lots of infinite collections of things, like jelly beans and bumblebees and invisible pink unicorns.

In July and August, the bumblebees are very busy.

Red Hat growers use natural predators — or «good bugs» — to combat pests, and bumblebees are used in all tomato greenhouses for natural pollination.

Sounds: a rushing stream, wind in the leaves, mockingbirds chirp chattering, the soft hum of bumblebees dipping in and out of the laurel blossoms.

Hence, the bumblebee is a nod to the lack of «buzz» he's been receiving this year, and this is his way of saying that he will bring that buzz back in the playoffs.

In July use the grasshopper and the bumblebee from the meadow; also young bees and young hornets; also a big - brindled fly found on paths in meadows, and the fly found on anthillIn July use the grasshopper and the bumblebee from the meadow; also young bees and young hornets; also a big - brindled fly found on paths in meadows, and the fly found on anthillin meadows, and the fly found on anthills.

So long as they are alive and fresh they are fine, but when they are in a stupor or dead they are useless; except for three kinds: hornets, bumblebees and wasps.

Did Deeney stand there in the changing room, lamenting his team mates, telling them how they had let themselves down, their family down, the bumblebee mascot down, and how they did not have the cojones?

In Rory Takes Flight your child is introduced to Rory the bumblebee and follows his adventure.

From guitars, anchors and boom boxes to skulls, bumblebees and purple leopard print, Honest Diapers come in so many cute designs, you won't want to put pants on your baby!

Educational Toys Educational Toys including Leapfrog and Baby Bumblebee for the Little Smarties in your life.

For instance, in the book «Ferdinand», there is a question: «If you were a bumblebee and a bull sat on you, what would you do?»

A security blanket topped with a stuffed bumblebee and two swaddling blankets in coordinating colors are included, making it the perfect baby gift for a mom - to - be.

A hooded towel topped with a bumblebee, three swaddling blankets, three washcloths, and three bibs all in coordinating colors are included, making it the perfect baby gift for a...

Clint Perry at Queen Mary University of London and his team trained 24 bumblebees to associate two locations in the lab, each of a particular colour, with sugar water or plain water.

Fortunately, Czech bumblebee enthusiast Jaromír Čížek has at last succeeded in getting the bees to breed in captivity, by feeding captive queens exclusively with high - quality bumblebee pollen instead of honeybee pollen, as had previously been attempted.

She planted 1600 common monkey flowers, Mimulus guttatus (pictured above), in a field, and the same number in a greenhouse, away from their natural pollinator, the Bombus bumblebee.

The most serious biological impact of this invasion is the decline of the Patagonian giant bumblebee Bombus dahlbomii, the only native bumble bee in southern South America and one of the world's largest bumblebees.

The study found that infection by the parasite slightly impaired learning in honeybees, however the parasite did not infect bumblebees.

To see whether bumblebee behaviour follows similar patterns, Perry and his colleagues trained 24 bees to associate particular locations and colours in the lab with cylinders of sugar water or plain water.

In the meantime, it's exciting to see a clear demonstration of something like emotions in bumblebees, says Eirik Søvik at Volda University College in Norway — although he isn't surprised at the insects» behaviouIn the meantime, it's exciting to see a clear demonstration of something like emotions in bumblebees, says Eirik Søvik at Volda University College in Norway — although he isn't surprised at the insects» behaviouin bumblebees, says Eirik Søvik at Volda University College in Norway — although he isn't surprised at the insects» behaviouin Norway — although he isn't surprised at the insects» behaviour.

In lab tests, deformed wing virus, known from honeybees, harmed the bumblebee Bombus terrestris.

Deformed wing virus appeared in 36 percent of honeybees and 11 percent of the multiple species of bumblebees tested.

She and her colleagues have documented deep losses in North American native bumblebee species, and she's now studying whether pathogens spilling over from commercial bees are playing a role.

Lab tests plus a bee - disease survey in Great Britain now show that pathogens from honeybees can also trouble bumblebees, says Matthias Fürst of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Klosterneuburg.

For the past three years, Harmon - Threatt has been studying the ways in which the native yellow - faced bumblebee (Bombus vosnesenskii) uses the plants growing in the area.

In two tests, researchers offered bumblebees a pair of «flowers,» one that held sugar water and one with a nasty - tasting solution, to see how quickly bees would learn to distinguish sweet from foul.

More experienced bumblebees fly farther, faster and straighter when searching for food than naïve ones, which tend to fly in loops as they learn the best search strategy.

«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.»

Evidence for a methylation system in bumblebees could be a sign of something deeper going on, suggests Eamonn Mallon, an entomologist at the University of Leicester and the lead author on the study.

Gene Robinson, a geneticist at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, says that the paper «opens a new line of study on the role of epigenetics in controlling reproductive conflict» in bumblebees.

Scientists, meanwhile, are vigorously debating whether the studies on neonicotinoids and the health of honeybees and bumblebees, mostly conducted in laboratory settings, accurately reflect what is happening to bees in the field.

So changing methylation patterns in the bumblebees directly affected their role in the hive.

The findings show an important role for epigenetics in bumblebees, and suggest that whether a gene is turned off or on depends on whether it comes from the father or the mother.

Out - of - place bumblebees are already spreading through New Zealand, Japan and southern South America, and there is concern they could do the same in Australia, Brazil, Uruguay, China, South Africa and Namibia.

More than 900 species of wild bees are found in France, but many of them — such as bumblebees — are in decline.