Posts Tagged: Osmia lignaria
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)
Here's the Buzz That Might Change How We Think
Talk about a good insurance policy. Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) just published...
An Osmia (family Megachilidae) pollinating a flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria, is one of the bees that Neal Williams' lab is studying. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of Osmia lignaria on phacelia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)