Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar, PhD
@beepunstings.bsky.social
she/her | pollination ecologist | environmental consultant | #BlackLivesMatter | #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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New paper out on an important issue — monitoring insects requires preserving the specimens. We explored this issue using data from the Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, which has systematically destroyed most of their specimens for decades. A 🧵(1/10)
doi.org/10.1093/aesa...
doi.org/10.1093/aesa...
Big data, changing taxonomy, and ghost records: permanent preservation of collected specimens is essential for insect monitoring
Abstract. Successful long-term biodiversity monitoring requires consistent identification of all specimens, both those newly collected and those collected
doi.org
July 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Worth reading this thread to the end: "file this under things that should be obvious".
I always like to see papers that analyze commercially available pollinator seed mixes and make recommendations for their improvement!
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Pollinator seed mixes are phenologically dissimilar to prairie remnants
Native seed mixes are widely available to create pollinator habitat. One approach to understand the efficacy of pollinator seed mixes is to compare them to species found in high-quality natural areas...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 31, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I always like to see papers that analyze commercially available pollinator seed mixes and make recommendations for their improvement!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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January 29, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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