Carpenter Bees in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (IMAGE)

Utah State University

Carpenter Bees in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

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From left, small and large carpenter bees (Ceratina and Xylocopa, respectively, visit a wild rose in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Utah State University researchers report the original boundaries of the newly reduced site are a hotspot for bee biodiversity. Pollinators, they say, should be part of management plans going forward for the region.

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Joseph S. Wilson, USU

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