Small garden bumblebee  (Bombus hortorum)

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For details of how to help bumblebees see the English Nature leaflet 'Help save the bumblebee...get more buzz from your garden' available on-line from: http://www.english-nature.org.uk/news/news_photo/savegardenbumbl esweb.pdf or ring the English Nature Enquiry Service: 01733 455101

For more on bumblebees see The Natural History Museum's Bombus site:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/bombus/index.html
Benton, T. (2000) The Bumblebees of Essex. Lopinga Books, Wimbish, Essex.

Sladen, F.W.L. (1912, republished 1989) The Humble-Bee. The Logaston Press, Woonton, Herefordshire.

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