Monthly Archives: July 2015

Grass Plugs & Isodontia

Posted on July 24, 2015 by heatherblairs

Like the Little Pig who made his house out of Straw, we have wasps that make their nests out of straw too.  Our Isodontia wasps use only Grass to create their cell partitions and nest plugs.  These inch-long gentle giants … Continue reading →

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Boulder County Open Space and City of Boulder Open Space blocks

Posted on July 23, 2015 by brianlobbes

The Bees’ Needs was very excited to receive funding from the Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) this Spring to document nesting bee and wasp diversity and abundance in six natural habitat types on BCPOS properties. This research will … Continue reading →

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Chewed Vegetation Plugs (part 2) & the Megachile who make them

Posted on July 10, 2015 by heatherblairs

Earlier this spring we talked about the mason bees, Osmia and Hoplitis, that made plugs from chewed vegetation.  Then, the last Plugs & Bugs post focused on Megachile that use whole leaf or petal pieces.  Now we are combining the … Continue reading →

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