Posts Tagged: Bombus franklini
The Buzz: Protecting Our Bumble Bees
Bumble bees--how many have you seen so far this year on the UC Davis campus? If you join the...
This is the Western bumble bee, Bombus occidentalis, one of four bumble bees on California's proposed endangered species list. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is Crotch's bumble bee, Bombus crotchii, one of four bumble bees on California's proposed endangered species list. (Photo by Allan Jones, used with permission)
Franklin's Bumble Bee May Be Protected: A Legacy of Robbin Thorp
The late Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at the University of...
Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, with his screensaver, an image he took of Franklin's bumble bee. He passed June 7. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Global Bee Authority Robbin Thorp Honored at Special PBESA Symposium
Colleagues, researchers and former students of Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus...
Rich Hatfield of the Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation presents an illustration of Franklin's bumble bee to Robbin Thorp. It is the work of April Coppini of Portland, Ore. (Photo by Clare Kremen)
Professor Neal Williams (right) with Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, with a prized illustration of Franklin's bumble bee, a gift at the PBESA meeting. It is the work of Portland, Ore. artist Coppini. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Look Out, Franklin's Bumble Bee, They're Coming for You!
Look out, Franklin's bumble bee, they're coming for you! The question is: Where are you? Have you...
Bumble bee expert Robbin Thorp of UC Davis with his computer screen showing a photo he took of Franklin's bumble bee, now feared extinct. He last saw it on Aug. 9, 2006 in a meadow near Mt. Ashland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is the Western bumble bee, Bombus occidentalis, found Aug. 15, 2012 by Mt. Shasta. It is on the endangered list. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Robbin Thorp: Chasing Franklin's Bumble Bee
It may be extinct, but don't say the "E" word to Robbin Thorp. Thorp, a noted bumble bee expert,...
Robbin Thorp and his computer screen showing his image of Franklin's bumble bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp next to an almond tree on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)