Bumblebee research
Bumblebees can be seen in almost any flower-rich habitat.
Bumblebee pollination supports multi-billion-dollar agricultural industries.
The key aims of our bumblebee research is to:
- progress towards an identification guide of world bumblebee species
- understand the evolution of colour patterns in relation to world distribution
- identify the ecological processes leading to bumblebee decline
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Identifying bumblebees
Learn more about the 250 species of bumblebee in the world and the identification difficulties that have lead to nearly 3000 different names.
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Commercial bumblebees
Find out about cryptic species and how DNA analysis is helping to distinguish between them.
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Bumblebee Specialist Group
Find out about the IUCN Bumblebee Specialist Group, set up to assess the conservation needs of bumblebee species world-wide.