Posts Tagged: blue orchard bee
UC Davis Study: Insecticide Exposure Reduces Bee Reproduction and Population Growth
A newly published, two-year UC Davis study reveals that normal exposure to the...
A blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria, foraging on lacy phacelia, Phacelia tanacetifolia, at the research site at UC Davis. The blue metallic bee is marked with the researchers' yellow stripe in this image. (Photo by Clara Stulligross)
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)
Stuligross and Williams: 'Pesticides, Food Scarcity Impair Wild Bee Reproduction'
Newly published UC Davis research, the first of its kind, reveals that pesticide exposure and...
A blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria (marked in yellow), heads for Phacelia tanacetifolia, also known as lacy phacelia. (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)