Worker	Queen
Nest Attacked by Meles meles

Length: Queen 22-28mm, Worker 11-17mm, Male 13-16mm;
Proboscis Length: Queen 9-10mm, Worker 8-9mm, Male 8mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Imago
?	?	?	February - September (Earliest: 14.3)

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

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food:	Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen	Cardamine pratensis Nectar, Pollen	Ceratocapnos claviculata Nectar, Pollen	Lotus corniculatus Nectar, Pollen
	Vicia cracca Nectar, Pollen	Rubus fruticosus Nectar, Pollen	Angelica sylvestris Nectar, Pollen	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen
	Ranunculus ficaria Nectar, Pollen	Oxalis acetosella Nectar, Pollen	Linaria vulgaris Nectar, Pollen	Salix caprea Nectar, Pollen
	Salix cinerea Nectar, Pollen	Sambucus nigra Nectar	Vaccinium myrtillus Nectar, Pollen	Calluna vulgaris Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:	Most Conopidae Larvae
Nest Parasites:	Bombus bohemicus	Bombus vestalis

Atlas Hymenoptera: 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: Erdhummel

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