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Heather’s expertise includes the interactions between native pollinators and native plants, and the natural history and biology of native bees and predatory wasps occurring in the Upper Midwest and Northeast. Bees and wasps can either be social or solitary.
Learn the types of WASPS & HORNETS you can find in Minnesota and how to identify them. How many of these insects have YOU seen?
Each story and issue is available in a searchable PDF format. Visit www.mndnr.gov/mcvmagazine and click on past issues. Thank you for bringing Young Naturalists into your classroom! Multidisciplinary classroom activities based on the Young Naturalists nonfiction story in Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, May–June 2017, www.mndnr.gov/mcvmagazine.
Explore the various wasps found in the Bee Atlas nesting boxes. Wasps have been divided into two categories: nest building and parasitic . Click the links below to explore the different families in each category.
Here’s how to identify the 19 most common types of wasps you may encounter. Myth #1: Wasps serve no function. Myth #2: Wasps don't pollinate plants. Myth #3: All wasps are aggressive. Myth #4: Baking soda brings wasp sting relief. Myth #5: All wasps sting. Solitary vs. social wasps: What's the difference? Did you know?
stories to learn which species (kinds) of critters live in Minnesota—frogs, salamanders, snakes, wild cats, wild dogs, weasels, mice, and rabbits. Want to peek inside the den of a red fox and see how the kits grow up?
in this field guide will be difficult or impossible to identify through observations only. The purpose of this field guide is to learn about the different genera of bees pollinating flowers without a need to catch the specimen and use a microscope. The photos used are examples of bees that represent each genus. Keep in mind that
