Posts Tagged: blue orchard bee
UC Davis Research: A Double Punch to the Blue Orchard Bee
In a first-of-its-kind study, UC Davis research shows that the double punch of pesticide exposure...
UC Davis doctoral student Clara Stuligross by her blue orchard bee nests in the spring of 2018. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria (marked in yellow), heading for Phacelia tanacetifolia. (Photo by Clara Stuligross)
A Hole for One
During the day, European wool carder bees (so named because the females collect or "card" plant...
This bee condo, meant for blue orchard bees, is attracting a European wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a sleeping European wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
European wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, in flight, heading for lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)