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Are honeybees out-competing native bee species? At Boston’s Arnold Arboretum, BU student researchers have found that bumblebee diversity has plummeted from 13 species in the 1920s to just 4 today—one of which is extremely rare. This dramatic drop in native bee populations reflects a larger global concern about insect biodiversity loss. Supported by BU’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), the team is studying this increase in honeybee population and what that means for local ecosystems.

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