Does anyone know if there are any available keys for Dialictus in the western U.S. (Specifically Southern California)? -- Keith D. Gaddis, PhD Candidate ...
Pollenophiles I don't know if you are aware that we have a protocol for pollen preparation on our BWARS website: http://www.bwars.com/Resources.htm . It is on...
To All The subject of bee phenology and Redbud is an excellent introduction to two questions, the answers for which I am seeking some assistance: * First...
Please forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested. terry Terry Griswold USDA ARS Bee Biology & Systematics Laboratory Utah State University ...
All: Below is a one page presentation from Wayne Esaias' work at NASA using Osmia tubes that were monitored by beekeepers in Maryland. sam Sam Droege...
Dear Joe: Thanks for the heads-up on the native bee pollinator section of the ESA meetings. I am passing the news on to colleagues at NAPPC. As soon as I get...
Hello everyone, Our colleagues at Oregon State University asked that I forward on information about an exciting opportunity for undergraduates interested in ...
Hi all, Are there any websites that explain how one can make artificial nest sites for aculeate Hymenoptera? There is a lot of literature out there but I have...
Hi Folks: We now have a new video out on how to wash bees that have been caught in water or stored in alcohol (or glycol) prior to drying them. The objective...
Nomada fragariae and N. lehighensis. Molly Rightmyer, Cory Sheffield, and Sean Brady's DNA work has identified the missing sexes for these species and helped...
FYI -- Very interesting finds about old (very old) pollinators. Don ... From: Buffington, Matt Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 10:44 To: ..... Subject: Feb...
All: This is something that doesn't come up very often....a Hymenoptera BioBlitz...and in such a nice spot too! See below for details and websites. I will be...
Dear Colleagues: I have been given permission to announce the CANPOLIN Pollination course at the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. Please open...
Pete Gothro sent the email below after viewing the new bee bowl videos. I think its a great idea...particularly if there were two people.....One person could...
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory Update Nomada depressa - Some ongoing work on this species includes our proposal to synonymize N. azaleae and N....
Hi Bee Monitoring group: I don't know how much overlap there is between this group and the Pollinator list, where this already appeared, but I thought this...
Re: Nelson & Bombus tongue length You might find the following useful as a start for many species: Medler, J.T. (1962) Morphometric analyses of bumblebee...
Hello all, I am curious to know if there are any sources that report the average tongue lengths for eastern Bombus species. I realize these numbers probably...
All, Carla kindly referred me to the papers below. I found the Hegland paper but the Memmott paper seems NOT to be freely available. My Interlibrary Loan...
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitory Lab Updates Interesting Record - Lasioglossum michiganense - DC This very rare parasitic species that was taken in a bowl trap...
Folks- with Sari's permission, I am posting this for her. If you may be able to help, please contact her directly. Jim Cane Dear Dr. Cane, I am a freelance...
Dear Colleagues: The following report is feasible as funny things happen during evolution on islands and we really know little about nocturnal pollinators....
All: This has been an interesting topic, quite a diversity of responses both on and off-line. I will try and summarize the situation, present some of the...
All: We are putting together some proposals with a variety of Department of Interior agencies (and potentially others) to do a set of large scale surveys of...
Hi everybody, I'm making an extension bulletin to educate gardeners on native bee genera ID, and am having trouble finding photos that would be able to be...
