I wonder if anyone can provide me with some brief background data on Anthophora quadrimaculata? I have found some material on a Dutch web site, but I have had...
Hi all I have been asked to identify a large Ichneumonid by a member of the public. It appears to be Amblyjoppa laminatoria (F)(= Protichneumon laminatorius...
Hi Don, Amblyjoppa is in (one of) the RES Ichneumonidae handbooks (Perkins, 1960). Recorder only mentions A. proteus and A. fuscipennis which each parasitise...
Hi Malcolm Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the Recorder list - I had completely forgotten to look in R2K even though I use it almost daily! A....
The BWARS AGM and Workshop is coming up very soon. The Workshop ( starts at 12.00 on 24 Sept) will be looking at aspects of specimen preparation (vital if...
I am trying to locate specimens of Nomada roberjeotiana (=N. tormentillae) from IRELAND. The specimens (2 females) were collected by J.W. Yerbury in July 1901...
S It is possible material of this bee may be in Faris' collection (or Farris) which was bequeathed to the Royal Scottish Museums, Edinburgh (ask Graham...
I was on Thursley Common yesterday where there were still a few aculeates on the wing. I finally got caught out by my method of tubing uncooperative wasps....
Hi Sarah, That sounds like a dangerous occupation to me - almost as bad as offering your arm to catch horseflies! I keep impenetrable layers between me and...
Bit like something I did a few months ago! I was holding a water bug (Notonecta glauca), in my right hand, whilst perusing the net in my left. Suddenly I...
Hi Sarah, Just out of interest, how painful is a pompilid sting? I always assume they are fairly puny and am a bit carefree when handling them. If they are...
Hi Nigel Well, I'm not known for my great tolerance of pain(!) but it was enough to make me swear and I've still got a mark two days later. And that was ...
Hi everyone I have had the misfortune to be stung by a pompilid - the beast in question was Anoplius nigerrimus and the pain was exceedingly sharp indeed....
Robberflies are the same. I held a Dysmachus in a tube with my thumb pressed against the opening while fiddling for a lid and the bugger stabbed me with his...
Although I don't suppose many people are really interested in a bulletin update on my health :-), my pompilid bite started itching and swelling up today! Sarah...
Although I don't suppose many people are really interested in a bulletin update on my health :-), my pompilid bite started itching and swelling up today! Sarah...
Today, I visited a garden where there was an active B. pasc. nest tucked away under a clump of Stachys lanata [Lamb's ears], in a west- facing border. The...
In Shropshire, Attingham Park, there is still a reasonable amount of activity. On 27 Sept I caught 3 or four species of sphecid wasp, including Crossocerus...
Further autumnal aculeate records. In common with many BWARS members, my garden has few bees present at this time of year, even on sunny days (of which there...
Just a general alert to any BWARS committee members - the BWARS.com domain has expired and needs renewing. The website is inoperative as the domain no longer...
The expiry of the BWARS website is known to the Committee and steps are being taken to resolve the issue. Thanks anyway for your concern. George Else ... From:...
30/09/2005 & 1/10/2005: had a big Bombus terrestris queen foraging nectar "properly" from the tubular flowers of Salvia "Indigo Spires" [rather than robbery]....
Its well into C. hederae season and all BWARS members with any flowering IVY near them ought to check out the flowers for Colletes hederae. Records of presence...
Hi, I am from East Sussex. The attached photo of a hornet dated 07/06/05 was the first close siting I have had of a hornet. Over the last couple of days there...
Hi there I have just joined this group, and I am also quite new to the world of Hymenoptera. To tell you all a little about myself, I am a countryside ranger...
