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

Transactions of the American Entomological Society

Volumn 132, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 285-289

  Torretta, Juan P ^a   Medan, Diego ^a   Abrahamovich, Alberto H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Museo de la Plata   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bombus terrestris; Invasive species; Social insects

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33947358677     PISSN: 00028320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3157/0002-8320(2006)132[285:FROTIB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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