Bombus pascuorum

• Scientific name: Bombus pascuorum
• Common name: 'common carder bee
• Dimension: 9-15 mm
• Habitat: a wide variety of environments, such as open spaces, woods, very often also in urban areas, parks and gardens
• Behavior: 'social species
• Collective behavior: polylectic
• Nest: in the ground, in the nests of small mammals or on the surface of the soil under cushions of moss and tufts of grass
• Parasitized by: Bombus campestris
• Red list of bees in Switzerland: not endangered

Interesting Facts:

Most people are familiar with bumblebees, but many don't know that they belong to the wild bee group. Common carder bee colonies generally consist of 30-40 individuals, but can reach up to 130. This species has a very long period of activity and can sometimes be observed until November.