Male Bombus nevadensis annually populate a congregation site for 14 years (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
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Drones of a North American bumble bee, Bombus nevadensis, are known to congregate in small adjacent territories in late summer, within which they scent mark, patrol and perch to encounter passing gynes. Males of several other Bombus species are reported to occupy sites for several sequential years, but in northern Utah, one such congregating site was still in use after 14 years. Enduring congregation sites seem likely for other territorial bumble bee species as well.
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