All: Recovering from last week's bee workshop....here is that latest version of the Xylocopa account incorporating the last round of corrections. At some...
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Sam Droege
sam_droege
Dec 10, 2008 12:01 pm
All: Jim Cane and I have produced an Osmia Everyman's account which is ready for your suggestions and mark up below. Thanks for the continued input. sam ...
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Harmon Heather (DDA)
feather1881
Dec 10, 2008 4:01 pm
Hello All, and Happy Holidays- During Delaware Ag Week this year the Delaware Department of Agriculture has put together a workshop entitled "Pollinators and...
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Jerry_Freilich@...
jerryfreilich
Dec 10, 2008 5:01 pm
I will be out of the office starting 12/02/2008 and will not return until 12/11/2008. I will answer my mail as soon as I can when I return. If there is...
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Liz Day
fervidobombus
Dec 11, 2008 6:00 am
Hi Sam, See inserted in ALL CAPS below. ... General Look and Feel..... around; told from the similar looking bumblebees by the combination of all black...
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Liz Day
fervidobombus
Dec 11, 2008 6:03 am
sorry, that was just meant for Sam, not the list. *sigh* Liz D....
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Jack Neff
jlnatctmi
Dec 17, 2008 3:40 pm
Sam: Carpenter bees don't bite to perforate tubular flowers. They literally stab the corolla tube with their their massive, pointed galea to gain access to...
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Pollinator@...
pollinator2001
Dec 17, 2008 3:40 pm
We need to change one concept on these sheets, which is expressed on this as "How to attract." I've been working for years to educate people on how misleading...
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Cane, Jim
Jim.Cane@...
Dec 17, 2008 5:33 pm
Sam- Dave has it right...nesting materials must be _attractive_ (or more accurately, deemed suitable by a female exploring for a nest site) for the species...
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Sam Droege
sam_droege
Dec 18, 2008 12:06 pm
All: Last year Rob Jean and I ran a class on species level bee identification at the fabulous National Conservation Training Center. http://training.fws.gov/ ...
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Sam Droege
sam_droege
Dec 18, 2008 1:21 pm
I like that too....will add. sam P Please don't print this e-mail unless really needed. "Cane, Jim" <Jim.Cane@...> Sent by:...
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Vivian_NegronOrtiz@...
Dec 18, 2008 5:04 pm
I will be out of the office starting 12/18/2008 and will not return until 01/08/2009. I will respond to your message when I return....
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Sam Droege
sam_droege
Dec 19, 2008 12:36 am
Rob Jean and Mike Arduser has confirmed that they will teach at the course....about 12 people have emailed me about signing up already. The NCTC people have...
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Kuehn Faith (DDA)
Faith.Kuehn@...
Dec 29, 2008 4:19 pm
Perhaps someone can help with information or contacts for the following questions: 1. Are you aware of anyone conducting "use vs. availability analysis"...
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Peter Bernhardt
bernhap2@...
Dec 29, 2008 4:48 pm
Dear Faith: There are several books available that discuss protocols for the study of pollination. Amots Dafni and Peter Kevan edited one version and there is...
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Cane, Jim
Jim.Cane@...
Dec 29, 2008 4:55 pm
Faith- to start with the easiest first, I would first try leaving the pollen intact on well-dried bee specimens and sputtercoat the bee with its pollen load...
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Azucena_Ponce@...
Dec 29, 2008 5:07 pm
I will be out of the office starting 12/19/2008 and will not return until 01/06/2009. I will respond to your message when I return....
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Brent_Steury@...
Dec 29, 2008 9:01 pm
I will be out of the office starting 12/23/2008 and will not return until 01/05/2009. In case of emergencies call 703-289-2542...
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becky_loncosky@...
Dec 30, 2008 6:01 am
I will be out of the office starting 12/24/2008 and will not return until 01/05/2009. I will respond to your message when I return....
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becky_loncosky@...
Jan 5, 2009 6:01 pm
Hi all, This is going to be an unusual request, but I got an email from an artist who is working on a set of botanical watercolors of species present in...
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Peter Bernhardt
bernhap2@...
Jan 5, 2009 7:59 pm
Dear becky: You're right. This is an unusual request but it may be easy to answer. Currently, the authority on the pollination biology of Cimicifuga in North ...
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Crumbling.Deana@...
dcrumbling
Jan 5, 2009 8:20 pm
You probably can't go wrong with Bombus impatiens (common eastern bumblebee). It is very, very common and very much a generalist--seems to visit anything &...
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becky_loncosky@...
Jan 5, 2009 8:54 pm
Thanks Peter, I forwarded the information on to the artist in case she wants to do further research. Becky Loncosky Biologist Catoctin Mountain Park 6602...
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Joe Metzger
jmetzger50
Jan 6, 2009 7:18 am
Becky, I'm new to bee identification, but I don't ever recall seeing Bumble Bees or any large bee on Black Cohosh. I vaguely recall seeing small beetles. Since...
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Sam Droege
sam_droege
Jan 6, 2009 12:44 pm
Hi All: We have put up a powerpoint presentation on Andrenidae, Colletidae, and Melittidae that we use in our ID classes. Should be useful reading for those...
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Dan Kjar
kjard_us
Jan 6, 2009 1:37 pm
Very nice, Are they powerpoints? If so I would love to add the file to my site. That way you wouldn't have to join something to download it either! ... ...
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Crumbling.Deana@...
dcrumbling
Jan 6, 2009 1:57 pm
That is an excellent point, however black cohosh is also cultivated as an herbal remedy plant, and some growers plant it in sunny locations where it is popular...
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nancy lee adamson
anancylee
Jan 6, 2009 2:05 pm
I've seen bumblebees and smaller bees, as well as a variety of other insects on it, even in fairly shady sites, fyi. Unfortunately, I don't have photos of...
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Sam Droege
sam_droege
Jan 7, 2009 1:29 pm
All: We have put up a presentation on the identification of the Halictidae genera at: ...
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David_r_smith@...
Jan 7, 2009 3:12 pm
Hi All, I have looked at earlier studies where malaise traps were used to collect flying insects as part of montane pollinator studies. Are malaise traps ...
