The European wool carder bee is not the terrorist that some folks think it is. The pollinator doesn”t cause colony collapse disorder (CCD). It”s not a newcomer to California. It doesn”t have five ...

Kelsey K Graham receives funding from Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Tufts University Institute of the Environment, Sigma Xi, the Animal Behavior Society, and the National ...

There is a new bee out in the garden, and he is a “monster.” This male Wool Carder bee will mate with any female and chase away any male that comes into his territory. Everyone has heard of honeybees, ...

8. Wool Carder Bee Credit: Getty Images Unlike most bees, male wool carders have leg spines that they use like weapons. Females still do the stinging, but males patrol flowers aggressively, fighting ...

LOGAN, UTAH, June 25, 2020--Exotic Bee ID, a website created through a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Animal and Plant Health ...

"African carder bee nests are easily distinguishable from those of native bees and are made from hair-like plant fibres that females scrape from leaves and stems and roll into balls, with the nest ...

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