Associations
provided by BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Animal / predator
silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial larva of Aphomia sociella is predator of larvae of Bombus
Animal / predator
Araneae is predator of Bombus
Plant / pollenated
adult of Bombus pollenates or fertilises live flower of Epipogium aphyllum
Remarks: Other: uncertain
Plant / pollenated
adult of Bombus pollenates or fertilises flower of Goodyera repens
Plant / pollenated
adult of Bombus pollenates or fertilises flower of Spiranthes spiralis
Plant / pollenated
adult of Bombus pollenates or fertilises flower of Orchis militaris
Plant / pollenated
adult of Bombus pollenates or fertilises flower of Orchis mascula
Other: major host/prey
Plant / pollenated
adult of Bombus pollenates or fertilises flower of Dactylorhiza incarnata
Plant / pollenated
queen of Bombus pollenates or fertilises flower of Anacamptis morio
Other: major host/prey
Plant / resting place / within
puparium of Brachicoma devia may be found in soil near nest of Bombus
Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Conopidae is endoparasitoid of adult of Bombus
Animal / associate
larva of Fannia canicularis is associated with nest of Bombus
Animal / associate
larva of Fannia scalaris is associated with nest of Bombus
Animal / predator
Lanius is predator of adult of Bombus
Animal / predator
Lanius collurio is predator of adult of Bombus
Other: major host/prey
Animal / associate
larva of Macronychia griseola is associated with nest of Bombus
Animal / associate
larva of Macronychia polyodon is associated with nest of Bombus
Animal / predator
Meles meles is predator of nest of Bombus
Animal / predator
Merops apiaster is predator of adult of Bombus
Animal / predator
Muscicapa striata is predator of adult of Bombus
Animal / predator
Mustela vison is predator of nest of Bombus
Animal / parasite
female of Mutilla europaea parasitises nest of Bombus
Animal / phoresy
adult of Parasitus fucorum hitches a ride on adult of Bombus
Animal / phoresy
larva of Sphaerularia bombi hitches a ride on frass of queen of Bombus
Remarks: season: Spring
Animal / dung/debris feeder
larva of Volucella bombylans feeds on dung/debris nest of Bombus
