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 ...
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Matthew Sarver
mjsarver@...
Jan 7, 2009 3:35 pm
Dave - Since malaise traps don't rely on the insect being attracted to the colored bowl, the malaise will yield a much broader sample of the flying insect ...
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David Inouye
dwinouye
Jan 7, 2009 4:42 pm
I think you're likely to sample different parts of the insect community with pan traps vs. malaise traps. I don't get many bees, mostly flies, small wasps,...
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Bev Smith
bevsmith44@...
Jan 7, 2009 4:52 pm
In my research work from 1999-2001, I used malaise traps. It tends to collect a lot of Bombus and halictids, at least in my area. I did not use the pan...
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Edward M. Barrows
xylocopa8846
Jan 7, 2009 6:54 pm
January 7, 2009 Sam, Thanks for the bee ppts! They are very useful. Green cheers, Edd Barrows...
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Edward M. Barrows
xylocopa8846
Jan 7, 2009 7:24 pm
January 7, 2009 Hi Dave Smith, I ran Townes-style Malaise traps (without baits) in the 1970s through 1990s, in Washington, D.C.; Maryland; Virginia; and West...
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Siddharth Tiwari
siddharth188
Jan 7, 2009 8:50 pm
Quoting Sam Droege <sdroege@...>: Hi Sam, Thanks for the slides; images, information and foot note at the bottom of the slideshow page are very useful. ...
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Julio A. Genaro
polimita@...
Jan 7, 2009 10:44 pm
I agree with Matt I ran Malaise traps in subtropics without many success on bees. More on Diptera, moths and parasitic wasps. An interseption trap with big...
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Sam Droege
sam_droege
Jan 8, 2009 3:03 pm
All: As with the other two presentations there is now a presentation on Megachilidae at: ...
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Liz Day
fervidobombus
Jan 8, 2009 5:51 pm
Sam, Is the Apidae to genera, or to species? Liz...
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Sean Brady
BRADYS@...
Jan 9, 2009 5:14 pm
The U.S. National Entomological Collection (National Museum of Natural History) now has type specimen information for its bee collection available on the...
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Gidi
gidpisa79
Jan 13, 2009 10:42 pm
Hello everyone. We are going to sample bees in almond orchards within a month. Since flowering is not at ground level, I believe it is better to position the...
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tuelljul
Jan 14, 2009 1:37 am
Hi Gidi, I have two papers coming soon that relate directly to this topic: a methods paper (which will appear in Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata...
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Sam Droege
sam_droege
Jan 14, 2009 2:25 pm
Gidi: This is an interesting topic and I am guessing that as Julianna mentioned it may very much depend on what level bees are working. We are also working up...
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Karen Wetherill
karen@...
Jan 14, 2009 5:28 pm
Gidi, I use funnel traps not pan traps, and I was concerned about coyotes or other wildlife getting into the glycol, I constructed a raised platform with just...
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Gidi
gidpisa79
Jan 14, 2009 11:58 pm
I hope this time the message will appear on the group page... Thank you all for the swift and detailed replies. Leaving traps for long periods seems convenient...
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Karen Wetherill
karen@...
Jan 15, 2009 12:07 am
Gidi, when I first tried pan traps in the windy desert I used little squares of velcro on the platform and the bottom of the bowl. This worked for a little...
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Peter Bernhardt
bernhap2@...
Jan 20, 2009 3:07 pm
Dear Jennifer: Three papers in this journal may be of interest to members. I have not seen the volume yet. It was sent by a friend who keeps a sort of daily...
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Carla Essenberg
cesse001@...
Jan 21, 2009 7:25 pm
Dear pollination biologists, I am planning a pollination study that will require a field assistant to help me record pollinator visitation rates. The plant I...
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Peter Bernhardt
bernhap2@...
Jan 26, 2009 2:59 pm
Dear Colleagues: As you know, I've been supporting the museum, Nutctote (Neutral Bay, NSW Australia - go online) since 1992. The last time I visited in 2000...
