A recent (March 2006) field survey of plant-pollinator interactions in North Patagonia, Argentina, revealed the presence of Bombus terrestris as flower visitors to several plant species in a natural environment. This is the first record of this invasive bumblebee in Argentina. The available evidence suggests that B. terrestris entered Argentina from Chile, where it was introduced in 1998, through low-altitude passes across the Andes.
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1 September 2006
First record of the invasive bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Argentina
Juan P. Torretta,
Diego Medan,
Alberto H. Abrahamovich
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Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Vol. 132 • No. 3
September 2006
Vol. 132 • No. 3
September 2006
Argentina
Bombus terrestris
invasive species
social insects