Translocation and nesting of vernal bees in an artificial setup
Translocation and nesting of the
vernal mining bee (Colletes cunicularius)
in an artificial setup
Team: Dr. Anne-Christine Mupepele Dr. Felix Fornoff | Project duration: 2021 |
| Construction work often requires a successful translocation of flora and fauna. With our experiment, we investigate whether the soil-overwintering vernal bee (Colletes cunicularius) can be translocated and established in a new location. | ||||
 | We assess the number of bees emerging from lightly to heavily treated and translocated soil with help of emergence traps. | |||
 | In the larger bee cage, we test whether bees start nesting again under these artificial conditions. | |||
 | 49th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. (GfÖ), Münster
Poster: Session 7-P4 - Conservation & restoration Relocation success of ground-nesting bees and wasps. | |||