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| I'm sure that's what it was. One of my Pierre de Ronsard roses had a visit from a huge, amiable looking fuzzy creature. At first i thought it was a March Fly but then I say how huge and fuzzy it was, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
I know someone will point out the environmental disasters that these lovely creatures will wreak on us, but I really hope we get a whole lot more. Definitely the "pussy cat" of the insect world. |
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| From what I have read (and also in the link below) they seem to think that there are no bumble bees on the Mainland, only in Tasmania. I am certainly not trying to tell you what to do about it but I'm attaching the link because it has good pictures and you may just be interested. They are pretty cute, I must agree. Cheers, |
Here is a link that might be useful: Bumble bees
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| I am pretty sure that's what it was. What else could it possibly be? Any ideas? We are not that far from Tas, and one could easily hitch hike across. The lettuce thrip took only a very short time to get here. It may have been a solitary one, and we may not get more. |
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| Who knows! Perhaps someone else might know. As you say, it would be pretty easy for one to accidentally get here. All I can suggest is that you keep a lookout for it. Surely if it came once, it will come again?? Cheers, |
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| if you were a bit further north I'd suggest the teddy bear bee apparently they can be confused with the english version of the bumble bee. If you have the bumble bee - - you'll neve have any problems with pollination - they are voracious pollinators and loved by the poms for working through the colder months to do what birds and bees do best |
Here is a link that might be useful: teddy bear bee
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| This info is not really relevant to whether or not Spiraxis saw a bumble bee but I thought some people on the list might like to be made aware of it. A proposal for the introduction of bumblebees into Victoria for the purpose of crop pollination is currently under review. The proposal has come from the Australian Hydroponics and Greenhouse Association. The DEH is asking for public comment on the AHGA's proposal before the 16th June 2006. The AHGA's draft report can be found on the DEH website. Note that the impact assessment is presented by the people wanting to import them so it's naturally dismissive or omissive of concerns regarding negative impact and containment. If you're interested in the proposal, I'd read around a bit before forming an opinion yay or nay. |
Here is a link that might be useful: AHGA's draft report for importing bumblebees for crop pollination purposes
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