UPDATE BELOW An interesting observation from Diane. “This morning I peaked into small observation nest…
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Inside the Mason Bee Nest
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Inside the nest- healthy cocoons and mites
by Margriet Dogterom onHere is Frank’s third photo. “015 shows channels with healthy cocoons, but I’ve never seen…
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Inside the nest-pupae and wiry frass
by Margriet Dogterom onHere is Frank’s photo number 017 “It shows a wooden tray infested with foreign larvae, plus…
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Inside the nest- many white pupae
by Margriet Dogterom onHere is photo 011 by Frank M. Frank writes “011 shows just how abundant these…
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Inside the nest- wiry frass
by Margriet Dogterom onFrank M. contacted me recently about his findings at his yearly mason bee workshop. A…
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Inside the nest: cocoons inside ‘cotton fluff”
by Margriet Dogterom onThere have been half a dozen reports of cotton fluff inside the nesting tunnels. Here…
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Inside the nest- Resin bees
by Margriet Dogterom onWhen I find resin bees inside nesting tunnels, I remove any mason bee cocoons , remove…
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Inside the nest:Beneficial wasps
by Margriet Dogterom onHere the beneficial wasp is inside a routered tray nesting tunnel, securely within its mud vestibule.…
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Inside nests: Mix of cocoon types and wasp pupae
by Margriet Dogterom onLast week a mason bee keeper asked me to look at these two photos and…
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What do mason bee cocoons look like inside the nest?
by Margriet Dogterom onThese cocoons were harvested early October just when weather was getting colder and water was…
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