Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Volume
66
Issue
1
Publication Date
7-20-1993
First Page
125
Last Page
127
Abstract
Numerous Bombus terricola Kirby workers and males ingested crystallizing honeydew that had accumulated on balsam firs in the alpine tundra near the summit of Whiteface Mt., N.Y., during unusually warm, dry weather in July 1982 and 1991. Bumble bees may fly far to opportunistically exploit this rare, energy-rich resource. This has significant implications for optimal foraging theory.
Recommended Citation
Batra, Suzanne W.T., "Opportunistic Bumble Bees Congregate to Feed at Rare, Distant Alpine Honeydew Bonanzas" (1993). Ba. Paper 178.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bee_lab_ba/178