Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758, (honey bee, hive bee, drone-bee)


28 May 2011 at OSGR: SY99 in Dorset, England

Record Summaryworker
Found asFemale imago
Date28 May 2011
OS grid refOSGR: SY99
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland

Notes: It’s unusual to see a worker with no pollen in the pollen baskets. This may be a worker whose lost his hive, perhaps due to accident or, more likely, following neonicotinamide intoxication.

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