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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING => Topic started by: eltalia on February 13, 2018, 03:59:49 pm

Title: Biosecurity alert for EBB in mainland Australia
Post by: eltalia on February 13, 2018, 03:59:49 pm

Those Tasweggians are sharing, again ;)
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https://www.beekeepers.asn.au/news/2018/2/9/have-you-recently-seen-a-bumblebee

Report all sightings to 1800 084 881 immediately

Characteristics:
Large, fat, hairy bee.
Worker bees are 8-22mm long.
Queen bees are up to about 25mm long.
Body is black with one yellow/ochre band across thorax
and another across abdomen.
Tip of abdomen is buff or white.
Makes loud buzz when flying.
Ref:
http://www.aussiebee.com.au/bumblebeeharm

Bill

Title: Re: Biosecurity alert for EBB in mainland Australia
Post by: Hops Brewster on February 15, 2018, 11:16:35 am

at first I thought they were describing me  :grin:

Title: Re: Biosecurity alert for EBB in mainland Australia
Post by: eltalia on February 16, 2018, 12:08:17 am

Quote from: Hops Brewster on February 15, 2018, 11:16:35 am

at first I thought they were describing me  :grin:

Butt is "buff or white" ?????  :rotfl:

Bill