Bumble Bees of North America : an identification guide /
Williams, Paul,
Bumble Bees of North America : an identification guide / Bumblebees of North America Paul H. Williams, Robbin W. Thorp, Leif L. Richardson & Sheila R. Colla. - 208 pages color illustrations, color maps 23 cm
new book 2022 summer.
Includes bibliographical references (page 203) and index.
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).
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.--.
9780691152226 0691152225
2013945435
016662260 Uk
Bumblebees--United States--Identification
Bumblebees--Canada--Identification
Bumblebees--Geographical distribution--United States
Bumblebees--Geographical distribution--Canada
QL568.A6 / W55 2014
Bumble Bees of North America : an identification guide / Bumblebees of North America Paul H. Williams, Robbin W. Thorp, Leif L. Richardson & Sheila R. Colla. - 208 pages color illustrations, color maps 23 cm
new book 2022 summer.
Includes bibliographical references (page 203) and index.
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).
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.--.
9780691152226 0691152225
2013945435
016662260 Uk
Bumblebees--United States--Identification
Bumblebees--Canada--Identification
Bumblebees--Geographical distribution--United States
Bumblebees--Geographical distribution--Canada
QL568.A6 / W55 2014