Native Plant Society of Texas: Urban Bumblebees in Denton County - Dallas

Monthly meeting of the Dallas chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas.

Bumblebees are declining worldwide in part due to the habitat changes associated with urban sprawl. However, establishing and maintaining urban green spaces may help to attenuate those declines. This presentation will discuss ongoing research about the use of urban green spaces by bumblebees in Denton County.

Speaker Bio - Jessica Beckham is a PhD student in environmental science at the University of North Texas. Her research involves a multidisciplinary approach to studying the bumblebees of northeast Texas. In particular, she is interested in finding ways that humans and bees can coexist.