All, I am preparing a talk I give to gardeners for building a pollinator-friendly garden and have stumbled upon the concept of butterfly houses and must admit...
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Sam Droege
sam_droege
May 3, 2011 1:33 am
All: In the never ending search for meaning in why bees end up in bowl / cup / vane / pan and other colored traps I think it worth revisiting the ideas of the...
1539
Nicholas Stewart
nick.s2art
May 3, 2011 2:28 am
As of today, May 2. *Nicholas G. Stewart* ... ** * *Georgia Native Fruit Tree** ... *--------------------------------* *Pollinator Biodiversity **Assessment*, ...
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Louise lynch
lilynch777
May 3, 2011 5:46 pm
Hello all! I got a chance to show some bee houses I made this past winter at a local art festival with the Garnerville Arts and Industrial Center in...
1541
Robert Jean
beeman_4602
May 3, 2011 6:16 pm
Hello all, I just wanted to let you all know that we have recently added and updated the bee genus guide at www.discoverlife.org. We have added 43 bee genera...
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Nicholas Stewart
nick.s2art
May 4, 2011 7:37 am
I hope/will be publishing findings from my study's 2010 season soon on this very topic, among a number of other as well (Vane v. Pan v. Malaise v. Sweep v....
1543
Peter Bernhardt
bernhap2@...
May 6, 2011 2:28 am
Today, while I was giving exams, attending a Rank and Tenure Meeting and catching the end of a retirement party for Dr. John Severson my research colleague,...
1544
Peter Bernhardt
bernhap2@...
May 9, 2011 12:44 am
Retha has taken additional footage of small solitary bees escaping from the flower of Cypripedium parviflorum at the Cuivre River Site (Missouri). This green...
1545
Brent_Steury@...
May 9, 2011 10:58 am
I will be out of the office starting 05/05/2011 and will not return until 05/16/2011. In case of emergencies call 703-289-2542...
1546
Michael Orr
mco25@...
May 9, 2011 4:26 pm
Hello all, This guide has been nearly entirely redone with the inclusion of the Western US species, as in its former state it only included the one Eastern...
1547
Michael Orr
mco25@...
May 9, 2011 4:44 pm
Hello all, With the addition of the Western M. californica, this guide has been successfully expanded to include all species of the United States, while also...
1548
Michael Orr
mco25@...
May 9, 2011 4:44 pm
Hello all, This guide has been extended to include six Western species in addition to the three Eastern species for which there was already a guide, this made ...
1549
COLEMAN Z LITTLE
CZL05001@...
May 10, 2011 3:11 pm
Hello Everyone, I recently put bee houses in our nature reserve at my school and they are already taking up some residents. The problem now is figuring out a...
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Charley Eiseman
charleyeiseman
May 10, 2011 3:41 pm
Hi Coleman, I summarized all the information I could find in chapter 8 of my book: http://northernnaturalists.com/invert_tracks.html Charley Eiseman ... -- ...
1551
nativebeesdotcom
nativebeesdo...
May 10, 2011 6:08 pm
Charley/Coleman, Thanks for spearheading this topic, and I did not know that this book had a Chapter on this topic. I wasn't able to see much about it via the...
1552
Eric Mader
eric@...
May 10, 2011 9:23 pm
Two New Pollinator Conservation Positions at the Xerces Society The Xerces Society is looking for two people to join our growing Pollinator Conservation...
1553
Michael Orr
mco25@...
May 12, 2011 1:28 pm
Hello all, This guide for genus has been created for the United States, accounting for the three Southwestern species of the group. Although there are only ...
1554
Laurence Packer
laurencepacker@...
May 12, 2011 3:16 pm
Greetings This species was listed as endangered in Canada at the COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) meetings last week. best...
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Michael Orr
mco25@...
May 12, 2011 4:19 pm
Hello all, As always, feel free to message me with any questions or comments regarding these characters. The Melitta guide has been updated with the following...
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Saucier, Laura
laura.saucier@...
May 12, 2011 6:34 pm
If folks are interested, this species was also listed on Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species List in 2010. -Laura Laura Saucier CT...
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Doug Yanega
dyanega@...
May 12, 2011 9:21 pm
I know people will gnash their teeth at it, but the species in question is Epeoloides pilosulus, not pilosula. The genus name is masculine, following Code...
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Doug Yanega
dyanega@...
May 12, 2011 11:26 pm
... Actually, is there a published source for this (and Laurence, is there a published source for the Canadian status)? This bee does not yet have a Wikipedia...
1559
rachna pande
rachna.ento@...
May 13, 2011 7:32 am
hi friends Actually it is my first mail to that group. I am from India. Recently I have joined as a Scientist in Indian Council of agricultural Research...in ...
1560
Tom Sullivan
sullivan08@...
May 15, 2011 7:31 pm
Hi Folks, Can anyone recommend a non-toxic deer tick repellent? I am tempted to make my own with aloe, rose geranium and lavender oils mixed in a vegetable oil...
1561
Anita M. Collins
frozenbeedoc@...
May 16, 2011 4:20 am
USDA ID the morphometric measurements used to differentiate Africanized and European honey bees does use wing length as a quick and dirty field measurement....
1562
Azucena_Ponce@...
May 16, 2011 10:05 am
I will be out of the office starting 05/16/2011 and will not return until 05/20/2011. I will respond to your message when I return....
1563
BEN GREGORY
bengregory...
May 16, 2011 5:24 pm
With regard to non-DEET insect repellent, I have been using BioUD products, which are made using all natural ingredients. These products can be found at: ...
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Tom Sullivan
sullivan08@...
May 16, 2011 11:26 pm
Hi Folks, I forward Ben Gregory's suggestion for a natural tick and mosquito repellent he used successfully. Does anyone have a good experience with BioUD or...
1565
nancy lee adamson
anancylee
May 18, 2011 8:20 pm
http://www.ted .com/talks/louie_schwartzberg_the_hidden_beauty_of_pollination.html -- Nancy Lee Adamson entomologist, field botanist, & native plant landscaper...
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Ray K Geroff
rk-geroff@...
May 18, 2011 9:41 pm
Thought maybe anyone located in or around emerald ash borer areas may be interested in participating in this project. Ray Geroff ... From: Edith Makra...
