[Pollinator] The Potential Management of a Ground-Nesting, Solitary Bee: Anthophora abrupta (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

[Jason Graham]

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> Hello all,

I'd like to share our recent publication:
>
> The Potential Management of a Ground-Nesting, Solitary Bee: *Anthophora
> abrupta* (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
>
> Here is the link to the pdf (also attached):
> http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1653/024.098.0220
>
>
> Abstract:
> In Apr 2010, *Anthophora abrupta* (Say) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) was
> discovered nesting in open bags of colloidal clay in Gainesville, Florida,
> USA, in an open-air shed. Label data from *A. abrupta* specimens in the
> Hymenoptera holdings of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods
> indicated that no specimen had been collected previously from Alachua
> County and that the most recent Floridian specimen was collected in 1987.
> This suggests that *A. abrupta* may be locally rare and possibly in
> decline or threatened regionally. Many of the plants that *A. abrupta* is
> reported to visit are listed as threatened or endangered in 1 or more
> states. In an effort to study the potential management and conservation of
> this species, the original nest aggregation was split in 2012 and 2013, and
> the splits were moved to new nest sites to see if they would establish at
> the new sites. Both mother and daughter nest aggregations were monitored in
> Spring of 2012–2014. Herein, a brief review of *A. abrupta* natural
> history, an account of the attempts to split the aggregations for new nest
> establishment, and suggestions for the potential management of this
> beneficial insect are discussed.
>
> I hope you enjoy reading the paper as much as I enjoyed working on this
> project.
> I also appreciate any feedback you may want to give at Jrgraham at hawaii.edu.
>
>
Many thanks for all of the work that you do for our pollinators,
>
Jason
>
> --
>
> *Jason R. Graham, PhD*
>
> University of Hawaii- Manoa
>
> Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
>
> 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 310 Honolulu, HI 96822
>
> Cell: (352) 519-9592
>
> Jrgraham at hawaii.edu
>
> www.ufnativebuzz.com
>
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>
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