<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"></head><body><div><div style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Hello,<br><br>In SW Oregon, the chaparral/woodland shrub Arctostaphylos viscida (sticky whiteleaf manzanita) is in full bloom, and is a major boon to local pollinators. A conspicuous feature of many of the flowers are the holes in the sides of the flowers from nectar thieves (certain bees). I've written a brief article about the ecology of A. viscida with emphasis on pollination ecology (anthecology) with many photos. I hope you enjoy it, find it here:<br><br>http://goo.gl/Lvh4jo<br><br>Thank you!<br><br>Travis Owen<br>Rogue River, OR<br>www.amateuranthecologist.com<br>www.pacificbulbsociety.org<br><br></div></div></body></html>