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...
becky_loncosky@...
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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 ...
Peter Bernhardt
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Jan 5, 2009 7:59 pm
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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 &...
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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Jan 5, 2009 8:54 pm
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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...
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...
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! ... ...
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...
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...
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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Jan 7, 2009 3:12 pm
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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 ...
Matthew Sarver
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Jan 7, 2009 3:35 pm
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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,...
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...
Bev Smith
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January 7, 2009 Sam, Thanks for the bee ppts! They are very useful. Green cheers, Edd Barrows...
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...
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. ...
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...
Julio A. Genaro
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Jan 7, 2009 10:44 pm
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All: As with the other two presentations there is now a presentation on Megachilidae at: ...
The U.S. National Entomological Collection (National Museum of Natural History) now has type specimen information for its bee collection available on the...
Sean Brady
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Jan 9, 2009 5:14 pm
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Karen Wetherill
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Jan 14, 2009 5:28 pm
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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...
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...
Karen Wetherill
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Jan 15, 2009 12:07 am
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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...
Peter Bernhardt
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Jan 20, 2009 3:07 pm
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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...
Carla Essenberg
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Jan 21, 2009 7:25 pm
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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...
