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Leafcutter bees have petal preferences

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  • “Leafcutter bee” is the nickname for bees in the family Megachilidae. Like the name suggests, some bees in this family cut portions of leaves as nesting material. Leafcutters, however, are not limited to leaves alone! Some use mud, resin, sticks, pebbles, or petals in their nest construction. Megachile montivaga (the silver-tailed petalcutter) and M. brevis readily collect petal segments from the Oregon native annual Clarkia amoena (Farewell-to-Spring). In our research garden, we had four types of C. amoena planted: the wild-type native, and three cultivars with different petal colors (C. amoena ‘Aurora’, C. amoena ‘Dwarf White’, and C. amoena ‘Dwarf Scarlet’). We wanted to know if these petalcutters collected petals evenly across all four plant types. Over one summer, we regularly recorded the number of flowers that had petal cuts from each of the plants.
  • In cooperation with 10-Minute University, and funded by the Clackamas County Master Gardener Association, these briefs will help you translate research findings into sustainable gardening practices.
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  • Garden Ecology Lab
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  • The Garden Ecology Lab Briefs are supported in part by a Gray & Norrene Thompson Community Projects Grant, 10-Minute University, and the Clackamas County Master Gardener Association.
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