Worker	Queen
Nest Attacked by Meles meles

Length	Queen	Worker	Male
Body	22-28mm	11-17mm	13-16mm
Forewing	18mm	13mm	14mm
Proboscis	9-10mm	8-9mm	8mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	February - September (Earliest: 1.3)

Attractant Chemicals
Monoterpenoids	Citronellol, Dihydrofarnesal, Dihydrofarnesol, Dihydrofarnesyl Acetate
Diterpenoids	Geranylcitronellol

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows	Spruce Forest Edge	Wet Meadows
Food:	Many Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen	Several Rosaceae Nectar, Pollen	Lotus corniculatus Nectar, Pollen	Vicia cracca Nectar, Pollen
	Angelica sylvestris Nectar, Pollen	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen	Epilobium hirsutum Nectar, Pollen
	Cardamine pratensis Nectar, Pollen	Ceratocapnos claviculata Nectar, Pollen	Ficaria verna Nectar, Pollen	Oxalis acetosella Nectar, Pollen
	Linaria vulgaris Nectar, Pollen	Hypericum perforatum Pollen	Rumex obtusifolius Nectar, Pollen	Stachys sylvatica Nectar, Pollen
	Galanthus nivalis Nectar, Pollen	Most Salix Nectar, Pollen	Sambucus nigra Nectar, Pollen	Vaccinium myrtillus Nectar, Pollen
	Calluna vulgaris Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:	Syntretus splendidus	Most Conopidae Larvae
Nest Parasites:	Bombus bohemicus	Bombus vestalis
Mimics:	Volucella bombylans

Atlas Hymenoptera: Bombus terrestris Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Bombus terrestris
Bumblebee Pages: Bombus terrestris and lucorum
Nature Spot: Buff-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus terrestris
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Bombus terrestris
Wildbienen: Wald-Kuckuckshummel: Bombus terrestris
Insektenbox: Dunkle Erdhummel

Pictures © 2003, 2005, 2009 J.K. Lindsey

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