Oregon's lava hole bee hadn't been seen in Oregon for almost 50 years when OSU Extension Master Melittologist Ellen Watrous rediscovered the bee in 2018 for the Oregon Bee Atlas. This bee had only been seen in Oregon four ...
Lincoln Best, Andony Melathopoulos |
Nov 2021 |
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Addressing a current popular meme in social media encouraging waiting to clean up your garden until temperatures reach 50º F or higher, in order to help conserve insects. We address the claim that if you clean your garden ...
Many of Oregon’s 800 species of native bees live in forests. Scientists, however, are just beginning to learn about their populations, their roles in forest ecosystems and how forests support them.
Amy Grotta |
Feb 2019 |
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Photo from Flickr by Jay, CC BY 2.0. (Cropped from original)
Plant flowers of all different colors, shapes and sizes to create your own pollinator paradise at home. What else attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds? Start with native shrubs and trees.