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Submitted by Stuart Roberts on ,

Steven Falk, author of the 2015 best-selling book on the identification of bees, is running a 2 day course specifically aimed at learning about the complex art of beeidentification. This will include an introduction to the key differences between various bee genera, and work on prepared specimens using a microscope using Steve's widely available and much-praised keys.

For full details and booking contact Field Studies Council

Submitted by Stuart Roberts on ,

Steven Falk, author of the 2015 best-selling book on the identification of bees, is running a 2 day course specifically aimed at learning about the complex art of beeidentification. This will include an introduction to the key differences between various bee genera, and work on prepared specimens using a microscope using Steve's widely available and much-praised keys.

 

For full details and booking contact Field Studies Council

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Submitted by Stuart Roberts on ,

Steven Falk, author of the 2015 best-selling book on the identification of bees, is running a 2 day course specifically aimed at learning about the complex art of beeidentification. This will include an introduction to the key differences between various bee genera, and work on prepared specimens using a microscope using Steve's widely available and much-praised keys.

For full details and booking contact Field Studies Council

Submitted by Stuart Roberts on ,

Steven Falk, author of the 2015 best-selling book on the identification of bees, is running a 2 day course specifically aimed at learning about the complex art of beeidentification. This will include an introduction to the key differences between various bee genera, and work on prepared specimens using a microscope using Steve's widely available and much-praised keys.

For full details contact  samantha@northpenninesaonb.org.uk 

Booking will be essential

Submitted by Stuart Roberts on ,

Steven Falk, author of the 2015 best-selling book on the identification of bees, returns to Wales for a second 2 day course specifically aimed at learning about the complex art of beeidentification. This will include an introduction to the key differences between various bee genera, and work on prepared specimens using a microscope using Steve's widely available and much-praised keys.

Venue: Bug Farm, Pembrokeshire

Price: TBC (circa £65-70 for 2 days)

booking essential  via http://www.drbeynonsbugfarm.com/

Submitted by Stuart Roberts on ,

Join Steven Falk, author of the 2015 best-selling book on the identification of bees for an introductory course specifically aimed at learning about the complex art of identification. This will include an introduction to the key differences between various bee genera, and work on prepared specimens using a microscope using Steve's widely available and much-praised keys.

These are free events, with the same programme being run on each of the two days as each day is independent

Booking is essential and should be done via via Museum

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Submitted by Matt Smith on Fri, 29/07/2016 - 12:13

This is an informative and useful practical guide for conserving insect pollinators. It brings together practical skills with an in depth understanding of pollinator ecology providing farmers and other land managers with the best available advice on creating and managing habitats for bees on farmland. The book is the distillation of a 20 year research partnership between Marek Nowakowski - a practitioner with a passion for wildlife conservation on farmland - and applied ecologists working for the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology… Read more

Submitted by Mike Fox on ,

Tetramorium atratulum formerly known as Anergates atratulus is an obligate workerless parasite (inquiline) in the colonies of another ant, Tetramorium caespitum. As with many socially parasitic ants, atratulum appear to be related to its host genus and the female morphology is superficially similar. Gynes are about about 2.5mm long, blackish-brown with yellow legs.

Submitted by Nigel Jones on ,

Discovered in Britain, in SE London, for the first time in 2016.

A Nearctic species that has become established in Europe. This is a large wasp, up to 20mm length.