Bee Ecology in the Spotlight

We all know that honeybees are important pollinators, but did
you know that they only make up a tiny fraction of bee species?
PhD student Amelia Litz does field research on ground nesting
bees and wants us to know what we have yet to discover about
them, her experiences with field research, and why these
interesting solitary bees matter for agriculture.


If you want to learn more about the topics discussed in this
episode, check out: 


Cool bee pictures from the Native Bee Inventory and
Monitoring Lab

Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conversation to learn about
pollinator conservation (website)

The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation. By
Danforth, Minckley & Neff (2020) (book)

The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees.
By Wilson & Messinger-Carril (2015) (book)






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