Biosecurity alert for EBB in mainland Australia

Started by eltalia, February 13, 2018, 03:59:49 PM

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eltalia

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

Hops Brewster

Winter is coming.

I can't say I hate the government, but I am proudly distrustful of them.

eltalia

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