๐จNew Paper Alert!๐
The Importance of Forests in Bumble Bee Biology and Conservation ๐ณ๐
Available for free in BioScience with myself, @jH_wisc, @jademkoch, @leifr7, and Ian Pearse
We think this overview will be very useful for many - give it a read!
https://t.co/SwtdhifMJb
Can't believe the day is almost here... ๐ฌ But if anyone wants to catch my finishing talk, it will be tomorrow April 29, 3:30PST. More details below. ๐
The Monarch Joint Venture is hiring field technicians to monitor monarch butterfly habitat beginning in March in multiple US locations. See the position descriptions on our website for details!
https://t.co/gFbKoDs8H4
Pollinator conservation, for better or worse, is one if the public's top concerns right now. It's an issue deeply intertwined with the climate crisis, food security & sustainabilitu of ecosystems. Using bees to garner support to do work in the broader issues is smart.
Bombus affinis (Rusty-patched Bumble Bee) briefly detained for positive ID in a 1.5 year old restored prairie @Nachusa today!!! Only 4 days in to a summer of bumble bee surveys! So excited to start getting an idea for how widespread this species is in the preserve. @larval_yeti
Pollinator and pollination people - we have begun assembling an "Early Career Pollinat* Ecologists" database!
I hope it will be used to network, find reviewers, search for candidates, etc.
Enter your info: https://t.co/3RFf0lUGrI
Database lives here: https://t.co/pZRKQIwpNm
I just learned there are a couple species of mason bees that build their nests using flower petals, and it's cuteness overload. Osmia avosetta and O. tergestensis are now my favorite bees. Check out Rozen et al. 2010 for more fabulous pictures!