Bombus pomorum

The fruit bumblebee (Bombus pomorum ) is an insect in the group of bees.

Dissemination

The distribution of fruit Hummel has been greatly reduced in recent years. Today, it occurs only in the central and eastern parts of Europe. The northern boundary is located in southern Denmark and the southern boundary of the Alps.

Mark

The fruit is medium in size Hummel, the Queen reaches a length of 20 to 22 millimeters. Workers and queen are black with reddish-brown abdomen. The males may have a brighter front. In general, it is similar to the stone Hummel, but the red-brown part outweighs most. The trunk of this Hummel is relatively long.

Way of life

This Hummel prefers open agricultural areas and has been heavily influenced by changing to monocultures, which usually offer no food plant for this species. Which plants this Hummel is preferable not known, but the selection is probably determined by the length of the proboscis. The nest is underground.

Endangering

With the arrival of Eastern European countries into the EU, the agricultural practices change there to the West European pattern, which severely threatens the fruit Hummel. Researchers from Hungary have suggested that this type status of " endangered acute " in their country ( CR) receives. So far, the fruit Hummel in Latvia is managed as acute danger. In Germany and Lithuania, it is one of the highly endangered species. In Britain, the animal has been sighted for the last time in 1864 in the county of Kent. The same situation prevails in the Netherlands ( last seen in 1948 ), Belgium ( last appearance 1946) and in central Denmark ( last match was in 1937 Skallingen at Jutland ). Furthermore, the fruit Hummel 1924 tract of Königsberg disappeared.

Swell

• Bumblebees