Posts Tagged: Osmia lignaria

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 article in the Journal of Applied Ecology that indicates that blueberry growers who invest in nearby wildflower habitat to attract and support wild bees...

An Osmia (family Megachilidae) pollinating a flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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)

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)

Close-up of Osmia lignaria on phacelia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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