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There are dozens of bumblebee species in Vermont, but Bombus impatiens is particularly common. That's much more likely than B. pensylvanicus mentioned in the ar
by spqr0a1 5y ago
There are dozens of bumblebee species in Vermont, but Bombus impatiens is particularly common. That's much more likely than B. pensylvanicus mentioned in the article.
- liquidise 5y agoVery helpful. I looked up the 2 species and the American Bumblebee[2] is noted as having an increasingly southern habitat, with borders denoting their former range/habitat. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_impatiens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_impatiens [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_pensylvanicus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_pensylvanicus