Bumble bee banquet: Genus‐ and species‐level floral selection by Midwestern Bombus

Abstract Regionally specific flower preference data are needed to optimize conservation habitat plantings for at‐risk pollinators such as bumble bees (Bombus spp.). Current tools for selecting flowers for plantings rely on raw bee flower visits, which can be biased toward abundant flowers. To assist...

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Main Authors: Jessie Lanterman Novotny, Andrew Lybbert, Paige Reeher, Randall J. Mitchell, Karen Goodell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-02-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4425