
Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp in Ottawa bee boxes
Written on: March 21st, 2022By Lydia Wong This post is an excerpt from updates sent to those following Lydia’s research project on the effects of urban warming on cavity-nesting insects. If ...
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Cavity nesters: who are they and what are they doing now
Written on: November 7th, 2021by Lydia Wong This post is an excerpt from updates sent to those following Lydia’s research project on the effects of urban warming on cavity-nesting insects. If ...
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City Hall pollinator garden – year 1 in review
Written on: November 25th, 2019by Amy MacPherson (reproduced, with permission, from the Pollinators page on the City of Ottawa web site) In June 2019, the City of Ottawa established a small ...
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Canada Day pollinators
Written on: July 12th, 2019by Sandy Garland I read about a country-wide Canada Day bioblitz and decided to forego fireworks for a day in the country trying to photograph 152 (Canada’s ...
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An introduction to our native bees
Written on: June 13th, 2019by Sandy Garland, presentation slides and identifications from Jessica Forrest, photos by Barry Cottam What is a bee? How do you distinguish them from look-alike ...
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Wasps – the gardener’s friend
Written on: August 16th, 2018Text and photos: Christine Hanrahan and Sandy Garland Revised and reprinted with permission from Wasps at the FWG According to David and Norma Barr (1981), wasps are ...
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