Hi, My name is Michael Wilson. I'm a graduate student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and am doing a study on native bees in our area, primarily at...
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Rufus Isaacs
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Feb 8, 2008 1:38 pm
Michael, You mentioned only have two router bit sizes, and that's often what the hardware stores carry. We used www.routerbits.com as a source of various sized...
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Mark Kraemer
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Feb 8, 2008 1:59 pm
Michael, Can't help with the tubes but can say that the earlist bees in Central Virginia near Petersburg (blue orchard bees and unknown species of Andrenid)...
Michael: You probably won't be able to get the range of straws you mention (2-10 mm) without spending some serious coin as most sizes would have to be custom ...
Thanks to all for the for the numerous tips. With the extra router bits and drilling we will be in good shape. However, if I can just find a 5/16th router bit...
Found it! http://www.houseoftools.com/product.htm?pid=17287 thanks to this website http://www.cvseeds.bc.ca/bees.htm ... From: beemonitoring@yahoogroups.com on...
Sorry, that bit is 5/16" radius, not diameter. Has anyone had luck with a daddo blade on a table saw to make square holes? The website I posted mentioned that....
Michael: If you are willing to spend about $100-$150.00, there are many companies that will custom make a router bits for your in any profile you like....just...
All: In the last bee identification workshop Rob Jean and I hosted it became clear that it would be very useful to have a means of displaying images on a...
I've used a small digital camera with macro capability to take photographs through the eyepiece of a dissecting scope. I didn't try it, but that camera also...
I have been using this for a while now and it is very good for just quick and easy photos (not automontage). http://www.madelltech.com/DCM130Camera.html We...
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Julianna K Tuell
tuelljul@...
Feb 13, 2008 2:40 pm
Sam Droege asked me to send out a detailed description of the modified leafblower that was used in Michigan to collect flower visitors, because it may be of...
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Frye, Jennifer
jfrye@...
Feb 14, 2008 5:08 pm
Hi everyone, Sam said it would be ok for me to post this job on the list serve. I have pasted it below and also included it as an attachment. People with ...
Greetings, While organizing the collection area of the Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, we came across a few duplicate reprint titles that has...
Friends, I am sorry I was unclear on this; the stamps for media mail shipping (total 2.81$) cover ALL of the different titles sent in a single envelope. The...
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keith_langdon@...
Feb 20, 2008 6:01 am
I will be out of the office starting 02/16/2008 and will not return until 03/03/2008. Contact Acting I&M Coordinator Janet Rock at 865-430-4743 for pressing ...
Greetings Claus, I am very interested in the reprints. Would you prefer that I send a check for $2.81 of the actual stamps? Thanks, Michael Veit Lawrence...
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frozenbeedoc@...
Feb 21, 2008 1:16 am
Claus, I'd like a copy of each on your list. Will send a check ASAP. Thanks, Anita Collins...
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Logan Williams
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Feb 21, 2008 11:59 am
Claus, I put the stamps in the mail yesterday. Thanks in advance for the reprints! Logan Williams...
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Mark Kraemer
mkraemer@...
Feb 22, 2008 3:09 pm
Hi Sam, Michael Lachance has requested his name be added to the bee group email list. lachance@... He's a unit leader with Virginia Tech Extension in the...
All: We are often asked many questions about the particulars of studying bees. For someone just embarking on the study of bees simple answers to questions like...
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barbara.abraham@...
Feb 26, 2008 5:56 pm
Sam, What a wonderful document! I especially liked the information on the label generating program (with which I was unfamiliar) and strategies for removing...
"Most museums prefer that specimens be glued on their left sides." This is incorrect. Specimens should always be glued on their right side, i.e. the glue...
Sam, The main problem with ethyl acetate is that any specimen that is caught in ethyl acetate cannot be used for any genetic study because it denatures the ...
I believe #2 and #3 pins are standard for bees. The smaller sizes are prone to bending and don't hold labels as well. Stainless steel is strongly recommended...
Thanks Jack, those are all good points that I will incorporate, I also realized I forgot to include shipping instructions so am adding those. Will add you to...
We (2 students and major prof. at UTK) are having trouble obtaining the white Solo soufflé cups, model [P325W 0001]. The main company doesn't seem interested...
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cmcdon@...
Feb 27, 2008 4:20 pm
Michael, Try a local restaurant supply company or packaging company or catering supply company (you may have to dig through the phone book). These companies...
All: The white solo portion cups ([P325W 0001) are difficult to find outside of a special order. However, I have about 10,000 of them (the distributor likes...
