New Non-native Bee Species for State of Illinois
Scientists report new non-native bee species for state of Illinois. Andrea Gruver, a student in the Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University graduate program, along with Paul CaraDonna, PhD, conservation scientist at the Garden, reported the first record in Illinois of a non-native leaf cutter bee, Megachile apicalis. This finding is part of Gruver’s graduate research, which aims to understand the effects of urbanization on the wild bees of the Chicago region.