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Pesticides are only one of several challenges affecting bumblebees.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

If people exterminate hives, native pollinators such as monarch butterflies, bumblebees, wasps and more can also be affected by the insecticides used.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Programs like the University of Illinois Chicago’s nationwide agreements for monarch butterflies and bumblebees help companies reduce regulatory delays and help conserve endangered and declining species at the same time.

From Salon Apr. 7, 2026

Others held balloons emblazoned with pictures of bumblebees, a reference to the young girl's nickname "Matilda Bee".

From Barron's Dec. 18, 2025

She was using the oddlooking stones with holes in ’em and when they flewed ’cross the tent they made a sound like one n’em fat lazy Buxton bumblebees.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis