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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BOMBUS FRANKLINI
Franklin's Bumblebee
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 USASouth OregonNorthern CaliforniaBetween the coast and Sierra-Cascade mountain ranges
Bumblebees help pollinate!
Efficient pollinators for many crops, including tomatoes, cranberries, raspberries, blueberries and field beans.
Potential Threats to All Bumblebees!
Over-cultivationCommercial bumblebee colonies are having an effect on the bumblebee population!
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 destructionAgricultural pesticides
What Can You Do to Help?
Support local preservesPlant wildflowersDon’t kill them because you’re afraid of being stung
What Bumblebees need…
Habitats must have suitable amounts of pollen and nectar.Lupinus
Eschscholzia
AgastacheMonardella
Water source near-by would be beneficial for flowers.
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
