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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Matthew<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We have Osmia species in the North America that uses snail shells. Attached is a review by Cane, Griswold and Parker on Osmia and nesting substrates. I know we have them here in Missouri. Mike Arduser, formerly
of Missouri Dept of Conservation, has raised them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> pollinator-bounces+spevak=stlzoo.org@lists.sonic.net [mailto:pollinator-bounces+spevak=stlzoo.org@lists.sonic.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Matthew Shepherd<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 23, 2014 9:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> pollinator@lists.sonic.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pollinator] Snail shell-nesting mason bees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This link was posted on our Facebook page. It’s a fascinating piece from BBC Radio 4 about mason bees in southern England that make their nests in old snail shells.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do we have similar shell-nesting bees in North America?<o:p></o:p></p>
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