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BOMBUS FRANKLINI

BOMBUS FRANKLINI. Fra nkl in' s Bu mb leb ee. What do they look & sound like?. Very hairy Orange Bands Yellow Bands Black Bands Sometimes Red Bands. Where would the Franklin Bumblebee be found?. Only in the USA South Oregon Northern California

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BOMBUS FRANKLINI

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  1. BOMBUS FRANKLINI Franklin'sBumblebee

  2. What do they look & sound like? • Very hairy • Orange Bands • Yellow Bands • Black Bands • Sometimes Red Bands

  3. Where would the Franklin Bumblebee be found? • Only in the USA • South Oregon • Northern California • Between the coast and Sierra-Cascade mountain ranges

  4. Bumblebees help pollinate! • Efficient pollinators for many crops, including tomatoes, cranberries, raspberries, blueberries and field beans.

  5. Potential Threats to All Bumblebees! • Over-cultivation • Commercial bumblebee colonies are having an effect on the bumblebee population!

  6. Population is decreasing dramatically! • Exotic diseases are introduced into populations of native bee species. These diseases can be transferred from bumblebee to bumblebee via the flowers they feed upon, or within the colony. • Habitat destruction • Agricultural pesticides

  7. What Can You Do to Help? • Support local preserves • Plant wildflowers • Don’t kill them because you’re afraid of being stung

  8. What Bumblebees need… • Habitats must have suitable amounts of pollen and nectar. • Lupinus • Eschscholzia • Agastache • Monardella • Water source near-by would be beneficial for flowers.

  9. Sources http://www.greatsunflower.org/en/bumble-bees http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/images/bumblebee/bombus_flavifrons_lg.jpg http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/135295/0 http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/ap/ed24d9f2-a7fa-4601-bac1-ecb418cf5df8.hmedium.jpg http://www.onepennysheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/beeJames.Buckley.jpg

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