Defra issued a press release on 20 September 2016 regarding a Gloucestershire record for Asian hornet Vespa velutina
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Researchers at Liverpool University are assessing the presence of Arsenophonus bacterial symbionts in UK solitary bees and require expert… Read more
A revised and updated checklist of the UK aculeate fauna has just been published covering all of the species of interest to BWARS. The checklist… Read more
BWARS member Paddy Saunders has produced a new atlas of bumblebees Bumblebees of Cornwall and Scilly. It is available as a… Read more
BWARS member Steven Falk's much anticipated Field Guide to Bees of Great Britain and Ireland has been published. This is the first extensive… Read more
Ian Tew has been hard at work adding another big batch of around 300 images of many species. Do browse the gallery and enjoy these new species… Read more
A superbly illustrated key to the Chrysididae of the Nordic and Baltic countries (in English) is available as a free download. It should provide a… Read more
The NBN are running a short project seeking to classify recorder motivations, and understand what support different recorders prefer. They're… Read more
A significant leap north west for Colletes hederae is apparent, with the discovery of a well established population around Llandudno in North… Read more
As well as workshops at the upcoming BWARS AGM, two other opportunities to learn how to identify aculeates are listed in the BWARS Diary… Read more