The use of root plates for nesting sites by Anthophora abrupta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) may be common within forested habitats

Joshua W. Campbell; Cynthia C. Viguiera; Patrick Viguiera; John E. Hartgerink; Katie H. Greenberg

doi:10.1653/024.100.0214

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The use of root plates for nesting sites by Anthophora abrupta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) may be common within forested habitats

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Authors:

Joshua W. Campbell, Cynthia C. Viguiera, Patrick Viguiera, John E. Hartgerink, Katie H. Greenberg

Year:

2017

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1653/024.100.0214

Source:

Florida Entomologist

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Abstract

This is the first reported use of root plates by Anthophora abrupta Say (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Previous reported nesting sites were vertical riverbanks and several man-made clay structures. Root plates in forested habitats may be the preferred nesting site for A. abrupta.

Keywords

Anthophora abrupta, root plate, root wad, bee nest, forest

Citation

Campbell, Joshua W.; Viguiera, Cynthia C.; Viguiera, Patrick; Hartgerink, John E.; Greenberg, Cathryn H. 2017. The use of root plates for nesting sites by Anthophora abrupta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) may be common within forested habitats . Florida Entomologist. 100(2): 488-490. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.100.0214.