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Wild bumblebee queens lured and killed in commercial hives

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By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle
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  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Department of Entomology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Entomology
  • Pollinators
A new study finds that nest boxes of commercial eastern common bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) lead to the deaths of wild queens who are attracted to the brightly colored hives.

A new study finds that nest boxes of commercial eastern common bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) lead to the deaths of wild queens who are attracted to the brightly colored hives.

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