Insect pollinators are threatened by multiple environmental stressors, including pesticide exposure. Despite being important pollinators, solitary ground-nesting bees are inadequately represented by pesticide risk assessments reliant almost exclusively o
For each site, we measured soil characteristics, as many species of wild bees nest in the soil (Harmon-Threatt 2020) and because soil fertility influences floral abundance, quality and quantity of floral rewards, and resulting bee visitation (Carvalheiro et al. 2021). We also calculated plant ...
The transmitter chip had a range of about a mile and used a ground-based sensor to Biosensors 2015, 5 685 read infrared light pulses from the chip. None of these devices became commercially available. Catching bees to put in the acoustic detector was problematic, reliable discrim...
The queen bumble bee stores a small quantity of honey in wax pots that she builds inside the nest. She works hard to fill these pots with nectar so that when she starts to raise brood, she can stay in the nest until the first brood reaches maturity. Much like a broody hen, she caref...
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Project GREEN celebrates 50 years of making Iowa City more beautiful with its annual Garden Tour on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Seven gardens in three walkable neighborhoods close to downtown are featured. The cost is $10 (free for kids 12