• Posts tagged with bumble bee

    Plight of the Pollinators on UVM Extension's 'Across The Fence'

    Plight of the Pollinators on UVM Extension’s ‘Across The Fence’

    Recently, VCE biologist Kent McFarland was on Across the Fence, produced by the University of Vermont Extension. They have been on-air…

    Bumble Bees in Peril

    Bumble Bees in Peril

    Unprecedented search by VCE reveals four species either extinct or declining More than one-quarter of Vermont’s bumble bee species, which…

    Vermont Atlas of Life Map of the Week: Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis)

    Vermont Atlas of Life Map of the Week: Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis)

    As recently as the 1990s the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee was a relatively common bee in Vermont. They were probably found…

    VCE Presents 2013 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

    VCE Presents 2013 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

    Dave Hoag, a life-long resident of Grand Isle, is a man of few words but myriad natural history accomplishments. He’d rather talk about winged creatures than himself any day.

    VCE Presents the 2012 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

    VCE Presents the 2012 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

    Citizen scientist Kevin Hemeon plans to continue his contributions to citizen science projects for as long as he can swing a net and hoist a pair of binoculars.