{"id":43142,"date":"2023-09-19T10:46:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/whats-buzzing-in-bumble-butts-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:39:10","slug":"buzzworthy-pursuits-finding-rare-and-at-risk-bumble-bee-species-in-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/buzzworthy-pursuits-finding-rare-and-at-risk-bumble-bee-species-in-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Buzzworthy pursuits: Finding rare and at-risk bumble bee species in Ontario."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-5knv2yq-e189c31b428861e94a10168b73796e41 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-43142'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfri2y67-d57dc89b46ea92682e6ad55d45de7a86\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri2y67-d57dc89b46ea92682e6ad55d45de7a86 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri2y67-d57dc89b46ea92682e6ad55d45de7a86 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfri2y67-d57dc89b46ea92682e6ad55d45de7a86 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-43146 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-43146 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/w-american-bumble-bee-1288x1080.jpg' alt='' title='w-american-bumble-bee'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1288\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfri4qsx-dde2734efa577614a3af283ef6eb9576'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>An \u2018American bumble bee\u2019<\/em> <em>(Bombus pensylvanicus) queen. Photo: T. Harrison.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfri1te3-a3db8f42a69412979a17913f4101aad2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lfri1te3-a3db8f42a69412979a17913f4101aad2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lfri1te3-a3db8f42a69412979a17913f4101aad2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lfri1te3-a3db8f42a69412979a17913f4101aad2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lfri1te3-a3db8f42a69412979a17913f4101aad2 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Buzzworthy pursuits: Finding rare and at-risk bumble bee species in Ontario. <\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >septembre 19, 2023<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/cole-blair\/\"  rel=\"author\">Cole Blair<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" >Les bourdons<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/pollinators\/\" >Pollinisateurs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-4zsxm6e-69e21687057dae281a3bfff13e63fd62 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-43142'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fg5xgm-e11d59dd9501b4f986b6ec3cc021d5b0\">\n.flex_column.av-fg5xgm-e11d59dd9501b4f986b6ec3cc021d5b0{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-fg5xgm-e11d59dd9501b4f986b6ec3cc021d5b0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-msronh5s-616e8682a982001adb62eeaf470cc64d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Qu'est-ce que le Programme de r\u00e9tablissement des bourdons?<\/strong> Depuis les ann\u00e9es 1990, les populations de bourdons sont en chute libre, ce qui repr\u00e9sente une v\u00e9ritable catastrophe \u00e9cologique. Quatre-vingt-dix pour cent de toutes les plantes \u00e0 fleurs \u2014 y compris la plupart des fruits et l\u00e9gumes dans votre r\u00e9frig\u00e9rateur \u2014 ont besoin de ces pollinisateurs pour se reproduire.<\/p>\n<p>Until the causes of these declines can be reversed, conservation breeding and reintroduction is the only way to safeguard at-risk bumble bees. Today, WPC is the only organization in Canada rebuilding wild bee populations through conservation breeding. Thanks to recent breakthroughs, we\u2019ve figured out how to dramatically increase the number of queens we produce. Once they\u2019re released into the wild, they can establish their own colonies, producing hundreds of pollinators to sustain the ecosystems around them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-3vqkw1y-5a89ba0c0151e932fac962d75debe400 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_half  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-43142'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3o75dd2-e8674eb6f731928cf9d85a33166d2a7b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-2x0211i-b56dc09fcde6b61b287034c1b2bfdcf6'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Within the bee world, the most well-known species is undoubtedly the European honey bee (<em>Apis mellifera<\/em>). However, many aspects of our terrestrial ecosystems \u2013 namely the pollination of wild and agricultural plants \u2013 rely on the humble bumble bee (genus <em>Bombus<\/em>). To combat the unfortunate decline of our vital native bumble bee species, Wildlife Preservation Canada\u2019s Native Pollinator Initiative implements a variety of conservation techniques that require on-the-ground fieldwork.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c9levage de conservation <\/strong>is a crucial component in understanding species-at-risk and boosting their populations, and is also a technique we focus on with the \u2018Special Concern\u2019 yellow-banded bumble bee (<em>Bourdon terricola<\/em>) (you can learn more about our bumble bee breeding lab <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/big-bumble-breeding-breakthroughs\/\">ici<\/a>). Of course, our breeding efforts can\u2019t begin if we don\u2019t have bees in the lab, so capturing yellow-banded bumble bee queens is one of our top priorities during spring surveys!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_3'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-43142'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2kdsah2-e5c40efb0f170cc48a14747987d7402d av_one_half  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lmqi0imh-0ba8cf3bd609e4d6a12704154a7be826\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lmqi0imh-0ba8cf3bd609e4d6a12704154a7be826 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lmqi0imh-0ba8cf3bd609e4d6a12704154a7be826 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lmqi0imh-0ba8cf3bd609e4d6a12704154a7be826 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-43147 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-43147 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/w-fernalds-cuckoo--1288x1080.jpg' alt='' title='w-fernalds-cuckoo-'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1288\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1zu17c6-44dd3ba3b1d90926921dfcbdc97da487 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lmqi0rk1-0cf7de3579ddcbdc5e5fe01593e404bc\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lmqi0rk1-0cf7de3579ddcbdc5e5fe01593e404bc img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lmqi0rk1-0cf7de3579ddcbdc5e5fe01593e404bc .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lmqi0rk1-0cf7de3579ddcbdc5e5fe01593e404bc av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-43148 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-43148 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/w-yellow-bumble-bee-1288x1080.jpg' alt='' title='w-yellow-bumble-bee'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1288\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-o8wjae-4a976b6d47b3fb43dc8340ff82367722 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-43142'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lgbuoy-0fb0d8b22e95d20771ca047b3e6386ea av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfrie6xg-b34a4db2ef1e980a7ff781bb2c472bc5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Left: Fernald\u2019s cuckoo bumble bee (B. flavidus) female. Right: yellow bumble bee (B. fervidus) worker. Cooling the bees or observing from within vials helps us identify tricky species! Photos: C. Blair.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Finding these bees also serves as a reward for our hardworking field teams and I speak from firsthand experience! In the 2023 field season, our two field teams, operating out of Guelph and Sudbury, captured and identified a combined 59 bumble bees belonging to species that are either at-risk or are known to be rare. Of these, 43 were yellow-banded, which is unsurprising since we often pick sites where this species has been recorded, and 4 were American bumble bees (<em>B. pensylvanicus<\/em>) \u2013 a species also listed as \u2018Special Concern\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>We also identified a handful of other bumble bees that, while not having a dire conservation status, are evidenced to be experiencing declines in Canada or are otherwise rare: 2 yellow bumble bees (<em>B. fervidus<\/em>), 1 frigid bumble bee (<em>B. frigidus<\/em>), 5 black and gold bumble bees (<em>B. aur<\/em><em>icomus<\/em>), 2 Fernald\u2019s cuckoo bumble bees (<em>B. flavidus<\/em>), and 2 lemon cuckoo bumble bees (<em>B. citrinus<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Finding these species requires thoughtful planning and a healthy dose of luck. Some of my favorite fieldwork experiences are surveying a new site for the first time and capturing one or more of these bumble bees. In 2022, for example, the Guelph team ventured into Toronto and surveyed at a local park complex, where black and gold bumble bees (<em>B. auricomus<\/em>) were first recorded in a WPC survey! We re-visited that same park in 2023 and were able to find them once again (this is the only site where we\u2019ve found them). Needless to say, I am eager to go back in spring 2024 and find more!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lmqiie8v-5c7aaddb2a66613243bf578474def9d8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lmqiie8v-5c7aaddb2a66613243bf578474def9d8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lmqiie8v-5c7aaddb2a66613243bf578474def9d8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lmqiie8v-5c7aaddb2a66613243bf578474def9d8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-43149 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-43149 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/auricomus-queens-2023-T-Harrison-810x1080.jpg' alt='' title='auricomus queens 2023 T Harrison'  height=\"1080\" width=\"810\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lmqiisuk-733f73b2952550bd47fb1a63b0509d24'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Black and gold bumble bee (B. auricomus) queens. A species dear to my heart! Photo: T. Harrison.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-1oxojom-7809dac7174bba05988da176cd9b1c51 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-43142'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-19zn4au-b0b68f517547eb4f41d820421752bca4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lmqi961e-52dd92ed6aeeff84f295c351abf4a44a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Cole Blair<\/h3>\n<h5>Ontario Program Coordinator \u2013 Native Pollinator Initiative<\/h5>\n<p>Cole\u2019s time with WPC began as a graduate student at the University of Toronto, where he researched harmful parasites in bumble bees (he looked at a LOT of bee poop). He has since played a supporting role as a technician in both the field and in our bumble bee Conservation Breeding Lab. As the Ontario Program Coordinator, Cole hopes to demonstrate to others that any conservation engagement \u2013 no matter how big or small \u2013 can go a long way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-q8aepy-8405e5cc7014880bc11b88a8f5597161\">\n.avia-image-container.av-q8aepy-8405e5cc7014880bc11b88a8f5597161 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-q8aepy-8405e5cc7014880bc11b88a8f5597161 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-q8aepy-8405e5cc7014880bc11b88a8f5597161 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37724 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37724 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   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-31k0t1i-a4b74dc39cbfe35a421fa4284809dbbd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Articles r\u00e9cents sur le projet<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2mqdzja-3120b04f1e8ca04243e6e1cdd3d2d0d8\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2mqdzja-3120b04f1e8ca04243e6e1cdd3d2d0d8{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2mqdzja-3120b04f1e8ca04243e6e1cdd3d2d0d8{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2mqdzja-3120b04f1e8ca04243e6e1cdd3d2d0d8 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  blog-home'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-41050 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-41050 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-citizen-science project-native-pollinator-initiative project-pollinators\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: What is the difference between bees, flies and wasps?\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/difference-between-bees-flies-wasps\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: What is the difference between bees, flies and wasps?\">What is the difference between bees, flies and wasps?<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/citizen-science\/\" rel=\"tag\">Science citoyenne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/pollinators\/\" rel=\"tag\">Pollinisateurs<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/difference-between-bees-flies-wasps\/\"  title=\"W-0281\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/W-0281-600x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-41055 avia-img-lazy-loading-41055 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/difference-between-bees-flies-wasps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-05-31T11:21:04-05:00\" >mai 31, 2023<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/sarahmackell-2\/\" rel=\"author\">Sarah MacKell<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/W-0281.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Sarah MacKell<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sarah MacKell<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-05-31T11:21:04-05:00\" >2023-05-31 11:21:04<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-08-13 09:46:34<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>What is the difference between bees, flies and wasps?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry 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class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/citizen-science\/\" rel=\"tag\">Science citoyenne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/pollinators\/\" rel=\"tag\">Pollinisateurs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les bourdons<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-decade-of-bumble-bee-surveys-part-1-who-when-where-how\/\"  title=\"species-collage\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1210\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/species-collage-1210x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-38022 avia-img-lazy-loading-38022 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-decade-of-bumble-bee-surveys-part-1-who-when-where-how\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 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