Shropshire Stelis phaeoptera trap nesting project
BWARS and its members participate in a range of projects. Projects are many and varied, from single person observational work to wide ranging collaborative work across international boundaries. A selection of this work is described here.
- Anthophora plumipes - global population research. Led by Jakub Straka (CZ)
- Stelis phaeoptera in Shropshire - trap-nesting project to discover… Read more
BWARS is collaborating with Dr Jakub Straka of the Aculeate Research Group, Charles University, PRAGUE in providing specimens of Anthophora plumipes for his extended study into understanding the relationships between the populations of the bee in Japan and Europe. The Prague team also hopes to see if there is any genetic diversification between the Japanese populations and those in the USA (which are derived from Japanese stock).
By including the distinctive British material in this work it is hoped that information can be… Read more