Inside nests: Mix of cocoon types and wasp pupae
Last week a mason bee keeper asked me to look at these two photos and…
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Continue ReadingThese cocoons were harvested early October just when weather was getting colder and water was…
Continue ReadingHarvesting cocoons from Corn Quicklock trays is fun. You open two pieces of interlocking trays…
Continue ReadingI use a wedge of corrugated plastic to secure nesting trays into a Highrise home. …
Continue ReadingI had to go to my old stomping ground to get this article. In 10…
Continue ReadingOsmia californica cocoons are yellowish with bright orange frass (fecal pellets) Osmia californica cocoons
Continue ReadingThe Wasmann Journal of Biology (Vol 32 no 1 1974) has an excellent article on…
Continue ReadingThis is a great link to view coloured photos of mason bees pests. Link to coloured…
Continue ReadingFinding anything written about Osmia californica is not easy. Although I found an article written…
Continue ReadingThis free workshop is a great way to harvest your mason bee cocoons and learn…
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