First record of the invasive bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Argentina

Juan P. Torretta; Diego Medan; Alberto H. Abrahamovich

doi:10.3157/0002-8320(2006)132[285:FROTIB]2.0.CO;2

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Juan P. Torretta,¹ Diego Medan,¹ Alberto H. Abrahamovich²

¹Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: , torretta@agro.uba.ar diemedan@agro.uba.ar
²División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s.n., B1900FWA La Plata, Argentina. E-mail: albertoa@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar

Abstract

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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Juan P. Torretta, Diego Medan, and Alberto H. Abrahamovich "First record of the invasive bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Argentina," Transactions of the American Entomological Society 132(3), 285-289, (1 September 2006). https://doi.org/10.3157/0002-8320(2006)132[285:FROTIB]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 September 2006

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