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Andrena bucephala - Nomada host parasite specificity

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From Ed Phillips:

I was fortunate enough to find a new colony of Andrena bucephala last year, at my local churchyard in Warwickshire. This year I've been spending quite a bit of time watching and photographing there. Much activity involves sharing of communal nest entrances; I understand that this is a feature of A. bucephala nesting behaviour.

The colony is parasitised by Nomada hirtipes, with a reasonable amount of activity. I've also been surprised… Read more

Social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) trapped with beer in European forest ecosystems

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Results of a pan-European beer-trapping programme which includes data from BWARS members. The protocol for beer-trapping is included in the methods section

Myrmica scabrinodis group scapes part 1 summary

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Myrmica scabrinodis group scapes part 1 summary

Bees in Britain Chapter 4: Glossary

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Bees in Britain Chapter 4: Glossary

Analysis of Pollen from Wild Bees

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Assessing the value of annual and perennial forage mixtures for bumblebees by direct observation and pollen analysis

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Beobachtungen an einem Nistplatz von Lasioglossum marginellum (Schenck, 1853) (Hym., Apidae)

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Neues zur Verbreitung und Ökologie von Colletes sierrensis Frey-Gessner, 1901 (Hym., Apidae)

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Zur Nomenklatur von Chelostoma mocsaryi Schletterer 1889, Osmia mocsaryi Friese 1895 und Heriades gasperinii Schmiedeknecht 1890 (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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Ein weiterer Beleg für den Bivoltinismus und das Wirt-Parasit-Verhältnis von Andrena bicolor (Fabricius 1804) und Nomada fabriciana (Kirby 1802) (Hym. Apidae). –

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