Drought Leads to Long Recovery for Bumble Bees
Researchers at North Dakota State University evaluated how populations of bumble bees in the Prairie Pothole Region bottomed out during an extreme drought in 2021 and had not fully recovered in 2024.
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A severe drought in North Dakota in 2021 slashed bumble bee populations by 98%, and recovery has lagged for years, a new study shows. Researchers say the findings highlight that climate-driven drought...
