Life On A Quarter Acre

Bombus occidentalis (Western Bumble Bee)

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Bombus occidentalis (The Western Bumble Bee) is fairly common in our yard. It was once one of the most common Bumble Bee species in western North America, but its population has declined in the last decade by 40.3%. Its decline has been especially severe west of the Cascades.

29 July 2018


Bombus borealis, B. occidentalis, B. nevadensis, and B. appositus

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