Invertebrate Ecology is a woman-owned small business specializing in the ecology/taxonomy of terrestrial & aquatic invertebrates of the western USA & elsewhere
Insect of the day. Where even to begin with this beauty? This four-horned parasitoid wasp using its head-gear to dig into the soil to find its host - a fly pupa (Dirhinus quadrhinus, Photo - Simon van Noort https://t.co/i3SszvlU5j)
Good blog on distinction between flower visitors and actual pollinators.
Flower Visitors vs. Pollinators: no evidence that honey bees are the most important pollinator worldwide https://t.co/Wejuf7WwAB via @ManuSaunders
@MayBerenbaum As an Entomologist and a Sierra Club member I can say that I'm embarrassed for the SC. Sigh. The main thing is to act now to help get these bad news insecticides off the market.
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"Levels of wild pollinators, such as species of solitary bumblebee, moth, and hoverfly, continue to decline at an alarming rate." https://t.co/xY2CxNtTu0