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Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

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Description:

They are widespread in the eastern United States, and are social parasites of true bumble bees, displacing a resident queen in a nest and recruiting the workers to raise her offspring. They resemble true bumble bees but lack pollen-carrying structures on their hing legs. (per Kenn Kaufman)

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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens) - Information on Common Eastern Bu…, Bombus impatiens, Species Bombus impatiens - Common Eastern Bumble Bee - BugGuide.Net

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Great Lakes Monitoring
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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Beneficial Insects - Great Lakes Region
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PublishedJuly 4, 2012

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