Anyone able to give her an ID? I'm not good enough to do one from this photo. Anita Collins If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research....
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Jan 18, 2013 5:37 pm
All: We have been working with a lot of digital images of insect specimens and a big part of getting efficient at producing good quality digital pictures was...
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David
dmaxlow
Jan 18, 2013 7:56 pm
Hi all, I'm considering capturing native bees (most likely Lasioglossum, Agapostemon) and rearing them for about 1-2 weeks and standardizing their diet prior...
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Jan 19, 2013 11:31 pm
All: See message below ... sam ... Utah State University Dept. Biology invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to work in a multi-institute team...
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Anita M. Collins
frozenbeedoc@...
Jan 21, 2013 12:12 am
i folks, I've had several requests for the photo that did not come through. Here it is again. The two proposed species are listed with the photo. Anita Collins...
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Liz Day
fraternobombus
Jan 21, 2013 5:15 am
... I don't believe that morrisoni occurs in Pennsylvania. Liz Day...
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Liz Day
fraternobombus
Jan 21, 2013 5:18 am
... BTW, is that Verbena bonariensis?...
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dcrumbling
Jan 22, 2013 12:42 pm
Yes, it looks like Verbena bonariensis. --Deana Crumbling From: Liz Day <lizday44@...> To: "Anita M. Collins" <frozenbeedoc@...>, ...
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Jan 24, 2013 2:19 pm
All: We have a new video out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75klhCa2vEM In this video we take you through how to use the Discoverlife system of matrix...
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Jan 25, 2013 5:11 pm
... From: EJ Blitzer <ejb278@...> Date: Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:23 AM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] JOB: Native bee field tech at Cornell To:...
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Jan 28, 2013 1:30 pm
Gretchen LeBuhn is passing this along from an email that she received as possible interest. Not sure what the mechanism is here, but others may have some...
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Gretchen LeBuhn
glebuhn
Jan 28, 2013 4:19 pm
I jumped the gun - Angel didn't want her contact info out there. Please contact Sue Heavenrich if you are interested. Gretchen ... -- Gretchen LeBuhn ...
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Jan 28, 2013 9:38 pm
... From: Katherine Ellis <katherine.ellis09@...> Date: Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 4:08 PM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Job: Native Bee Field Assistant, Penn State To:...
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Feb 1, 2013 3:25 pm
All: Below is a link to a video demonstrating some of the more advanced (but highly useful) features of Discoverlife Identification Guides. ...
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Feb 1, 2013 9:02 pm
All: The bee course listed below is run by North America's finest bee specialists and is a requirement for those getting into the field. Applications from...
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Eric Mader
eric@...
Feb 6, 2013 9:32 pm
Hi folks, Does anyone know of a simple way to query DiscoverLife for state-level species checklists? It's pretty clear that you can do it for whole countries,...
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Greenstone, Matt
Matt.Greenstone@...
Feb 8, 2013 1:35 pm
Dear Bee Folk, Karen McCormack of US EPA has been asked whether honey bees can inhale pesticides from dust particles (see below). My initial guess is that it...
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Feb 11, 2013 1:29 pm
All: I just came across a small study of road-killed insects in Japan: http://clover.rakuno.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10659/1646/1/S-34-2-177.pdf While I think...
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david almquist
bugalmquist
Feb 11, 2013 2:28 pm
Or put huge sticky-trap panels on some vehicles and extrapolate from there. I've always found the number of 20 million leps in one week just in the state of...
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barbara.abraham@...
Feb 11, 2013 3:04 pm
Another source of error is scavenging on dead insects. Once I was driving down a gravel road in Iowa and noticed tettigoniid grasshoppers (mainly Orchelimum...
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kimberly huntzinger
kimberly_huntzinger@...
Feb 11, 2013 3:09 pm
I've been wondering about bumble bee kill along bike paths due to those pesky cyclists ;-) because I have noticed quite a few dead bumbles when I run those...
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Weber, Don
Don.Weber@...
Feb 11, 2013 4:45 pm
Sam, This recalls when I observed house sparrows in a parking lot in Gatlinburg Tennessee years ago, hopping up onto car radiators in back of their front...
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pollinator2001
Feb 12, 2013 12:08 am
... Fire ants will quickly dispose of dead insects in the South of the US. Dave Green, Ret. pollination contractor Coastal SC...
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Gordon.Hutchings@...
Feb 12, 2013 12:23 am
I've seen the early and evening crew of ravens cleaning up roadkill in many places in the north. The majority of specimens were odonata, bumble bees, beetles...
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Sam
sam_droege
Feb 12, 2013 7:59 pm
The February Bee The bumblebee crept out on the stone steps. No roses. Nothing to gather. Nothing but itself, the cold air, and the spring light. It rubbed its...
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Droege, Sam
sam_droege
Feb 12, 2013 8:02 pm
... -- *Bees are Not Optional* *ÃÛ·äÊDz»¿ÉÑ¡ * On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Sam < sdroege@... > wrote: The February Bee The bumblebee...
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Liz Day
fraternobombus
Feb 13, 2013 5:58 am
... I have seen this too with a Mockingbird that had obviously learned to watch each car as it came in and that grabbed butterflies off my grill before I could...
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saraguitiprado
Feb 14, 2013 4:39 pm
Hi Everyone, I'm curious to see if anyone knows of any studies where the three way interaction between field margins, agricultural practices (i.e. chemicals,...
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Dave Hunter
dave@...
Feb 14, 2013 4:50 pm
Sara, there's a recently awarded USDA/SCRI grant under Rufus Isaac that is addressing this issue over the next 5 years. The study will produce economic...
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Brian Dykstra
beekeepbrian
Feb 14, 2013 6:45 pm
Hi Sara I am not sure what definition of "field margins" you are using. Off hand I can think of a number of relevant papers, which do not directly address...
