Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Worrker of Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) on Gaultheria sp. (Ericaceae), Puerto Blest, Río Negro (V. Almada)
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Social bees
- Argentina
- Chubut
- Mendoza
- Neuquén
- Río Negro
- Santa Cruz
- Tierra del Fuego
Other distribution
Bombus terrestris is one of the most abundant bumblebee species in the Western Palearctic. Because of its widespread domestication, have been marketed in many regions of the world. This species has been introduced as a pollinator in several countries, including New-Zealand, Tasmania, Chile and Japan.Its range tends to expand rapidly, reaching our country in 2006.
- TORRETA, J. P., MEDAN, D., & ABRAHAMOVICH, A. H. . 2006. First record of the invasive bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L.)(Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Argentina. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 132(3), 285-289.
- PLISCHUK, S., & LANGE, C. E. 2009. Invasive Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) parasitized by a flagellate (Euglenozoa: Kinetoplastea) and a neogregarine (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinorida). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 102(3), 263-265.
- PLISCHUK, S, MEEUS, I., SMAGGHE, G., & LANGE, C. E. 2011. Apicystis bombi (apicomplexa: neogregarinorida) parasitizing Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina. Environmental microbiology reports, 3(5): 565-568.
- GESLIN, B., & MORALES, C. L. . 2015. New records reveal rapid geographic expansion of Bombus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an invasive species in Argentina. Check List, 11, 1620-1620.
- PLISCHUK, S., ANTUNEZ, K., HARAMBOURE, M., MINARDI, G. M., & LANGE, C. E. . 2017. Long‐term prevalence of the protists C rithidia bombi and A picystis bombi and detection of the microsporidium N osema bombi in invasive bumble bees. Environmental microbiology reports, 9(2), 169-173.
