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  • Chasing bumble bees on a patch of prairie

    Jul 21, 2020 9:15 am by Diana YatesBehind the Scenes
    Tommy McElrath collects bees in a net. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • Tommy McElrath collects bees in a net. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Scientists know so little about bumble bees that it’s hard to make recommendations about the kinds of habitat they need, says Tommy McElrath, insect collection manager of the Illinois Natural History Survey.