Bumble bees of North America [electronic resource] : an identification guide / Paul H. Williams, Robbin W. Thorp, Leif L. Richardson & Sheila R. Colla.

This guide allows amateur and professional naturalists to identify all 46 bumble bee species found north of Mexico and to understand their ecology and changing geographic distributions.--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Paul (Paul Hugh) (Author)
Other Authors: Thorp, Robbin W., 1933-
Richardson, Leif
Colla, Sheila
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
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Bumblebees of North America
Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide
Format: Electronic eBook

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (page 203) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction -- Observing bumble bees -- Attracting bumble bees -- Bumble bee forage guide by ecoregion -- Maps and seasonal activity -- Bumble bee decline and conservation -- Threats to bumble bees -- Natural enemies -- Mimicry -- Distinguishing bumble bees from other insects -- Bumble bee names and classification -- How to use this book to identify bumble bee species -- Species accounts -- Square-or long-cheeked bees with a rounded angle on the midleg -- Short-cheeked bees with a rounded angle on the midleg -- Medium- or long-cheeked bees with a sharp angle on the midleg -- Hindleg (tibia) with the outer surface uniformly convex and densely hairy (cuckoo bumble bees, no workers). 
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