SOURCES:
https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/results/
https://vtfishandwildlife.com/sites/fishandwildlife/files/documents/About%20Us/Budget%20and%20Planning/WAP2015/A4.-Invert-SGCN-%282015%29.pdf
vanished from Vermont
A vital pollinator
Research indicates that declines in North American bumble bees have been associated with:
increased levels of pathogen infections
reduced genetic diversity
habitat loss/degradation
pesticides
climate change
competition with honey bees.
Last known Record
Year 2000
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
