Tormentil mining bee Andrena tarsata and its nomad Nomada roberjeotiana: North Yorkshire research and conservation

摘要

Survey and conservation work in North Yorkshire has been carried out on the Tormentil Mining Bee Andrena tarsata over the last 3 years, by the Species Recovery Trust (SRT) northern invertebrate-focused Programme Manager. The SRT has worked with the Bees, Wasps Ants Recording Society (BWARS), national and local bee specialists, as well as land managers, to better understand the ecology and conservation of this rare and threatened solitary bee and its cleptoparasite the Tormentil Nomad Bee Nomada roberjeotiana in North Yorkshire.