Honey bees (Apis mellifera) may garner more of the limelight, but North America is also home to approximately 4,000 known native bee species that are just as agriculturally, horticulturally, and ecologically important. While they don't form large, honey-making colonies like their better known ...
Pollen‐host specificity and evolutionary patterns of host switching in a clade of specialist bees (Apoidea: Diadasia) We examined the levels of pollen-host specificity in North American Diadasia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), a clade of specialist bees. We analysed the scopal p... SIPES SEDONIA D...
Further results of a study in tropical lowland forest in French Guiana are reported [see AA 65L, 495/82].Africanized honeybees displaced native Melipona and Trigona at flowers and artificial feeders, but without being aggressive. In experimental studies in which the population density of African...
causing problems for developing bees. Nesting holes should be between 4–10 mm in size and should be about six inches long. (Nesting holes that are too shallow will skew the sex range of the next generation’s bees.) Many bamboo shoots are too large for any North American bee to use. ...
The Buzz About Bees (St. Louis Zoo) "There are more species of bees in the world than all mammal and bird species combined. In North America there are around 4,000 species of bees. In Missouri there are over 400 species of bees, including 10 species of bumblebees. Honey bees are an...
Now this is good news, because native bees like ourMegachileare becoming increasingly important as honeybees continue to decline. Leaf-cutter bees are efficient pollinators, with up to 242species known in North Americaand, according to Mike Arduser (personal communication), 27 reported from Missour...
This hardy plant native to eastern and central North America has adapted well to the extreme winters experienced in the midwestern region. For instance, its roots turn dormant when the temperatures dip. The cup plant is attractive to pollinators, especially birds that feed on its seeds. It is...
One of the pollinators for this plant are the large black carpenter bees which people often call bumble bees, anyway, when these bees fly into the flower to retrieve nectar their buzzing causes the purple pollen to sprinkle on them covering their whole body so when they fly out, they’re ...
Poyang Lake – A popular rest stop for migratory birds, this lake is the largest freshwater body in China. During the winter season, around 700,000 migratory birds from Russia, Serbia, Japan, North Korea, and Mongolia inhabit this area. Some particularly desirable species include the Oriental ...
A pesticide exposure baseline for honey bees was compiled for two New England cropping systems, the native North American plant species consisting of lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) and cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton). More unique pesticide compounds were applied in blueberry ...