First foreign species of bumblebee is recorded in Britain

From: The Independent - London | Date: October 5, 2001| Author: Chris Gray | Copyright information

A SPECIES of bumblebee never before seen in Britain has been discovered in the northern fringe of the New Forest, near the Wiltshire village of Landford, after somehow crossing the sea from France.

Just one male example of the Bombus hypnorum has been seen by biologists, who were surveying bees, but they believe there are dozens more. Although only one was seen, the species has probably established a colony, said Dave Goulson, part of a team from Southampton University's school of bio...

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