Megachile sculpturalis in Europe's Journal

April 6, 2023

Megachile sculpturalis 12 /Westrich 2022

A new update on the distribution of Megachile sculpturalis in Germany 2022 by Paul Westrich is now available.
https://www.wildbienen.info/forschung/projekte_22.php

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June 27, 2022

The new 2022 season has already begun.

There are already some observations from southern France and northern Italy (South Tyrol)

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123209037

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March 18, 2022

Megachile sculpturalis in Italy

Updated distribution of the invasive Megachile sculpturalis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Italy and its first record on a Mediterranean island.

https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/57783/element/2/6035166/

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December 12, 2021

Megachile sculpturalis since 2021 also confirmed for Mallorca island (Spain)

M. sculpuralis was detected in several places on Mallorca in 2021. There was evidence so far in Portocolom, Inca. Palma de Mallorca, Alcúdia and Sóller.
It is assumed that the species was introduced in 2020 or earlier on Mallorca (in German language):

https://www.mallorcazeitung.es/umwelt/2021/02/15/neuer-mitbewohner-auf-mallorca-die-54043278.html

There is already a first observation at iNaturalist in Mallorca:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88042591

This is likely to be the southernmost occurrence of M. sculpturalis in Europe

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August 19, 2021

The "Beeradar" is now online!

The "Beeradar" is a citizen-science-project.
It shows the newest developments of Megachile sculpturalis in Austria.
It includes a situation map and a science blog from Julia Lanner.
(in German language)
https://www.citizen-science.at/projekte/asiatische-moertelbiene

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August 8, 2021

Megachile sculpturalis on the way to West- and Central Germany

The 11th edition of Paul Westrich's observations of Megachile sculpturalis is there. It describes first observations of M. sculpturalis in North Rhine Westphalia and an iNaturalist observation in Hesse.

https://www.wildbienen.info/forschung/projekte_21.php

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88601508#activity_comment_4225e0ff-5cd5-4bd8-b4b5-d5c39742e23b

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June 8, 2021

March 27, 2021

The German oberservations from Paul Westrich in 2020

Under the link you will find the confirmed observations of Paul Westrich in Germany in 2020. Described and entered on a map. (in german).

https://www.wildbienen.info/forschung/projekte_20.php

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March 6, 2021

New scientific evidence is available on the immigration of Megachile sculpturalis in Europe

According to new scientific evidence, the immigration of M. sculpturalis occurs in several waves:

https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-020-01729-x

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