The state of Michigan occupies an area between the Great Plains and the northeastern
United States, bordering four Great Lakes, with diverse biogeographical regions. Michigan …

Complex biotic networks of invaders and their new environments pose immense challenges
for researchers aiming to predict current and future occupancy of introduced species. This …

Abstract Megachile sculpturalis (Smith, 1853)(Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) is an invasive
solitary bee that is rapidly spreading all over Europe. The present study aims to update the …

During studies of bee diversity and nesting biology in the province of Verbania, Piedmont,
northern Italy, a bee species recognized as foreign to the Italian fauna was observed …

Methods and Results At the beginning of July 2010, we observed the ca. 1 cm diameter
openings of X. virginica nests in an exposed wooden beam of a carport in Rochester, NY …

Background Megachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, the giant resin bee, is an
adventive species in the United States. First established in the United States during the early …

In 2015 the bee species Megachile sculpturalis Smith 1853, originally native to East Asia,
has been detected north of the Alps for the first time. Hitherto, this adventive species was …

Megachile sculpturalis Smith 1853 is found for the first time on the island of Mallorca
(Balearic Islands, Spain). This is the first time that this exotic bee is reported from an island …

From the 1990s, the Southeast Asia native giant resin bee Megachile sculpturalis (Smith,
1853) was introduced first to North America, and then to many countries in Europe. Despite …

The Palearctic wool-carder bee, Anthidium oblongatum (Illiger) is newly documented in
Michigan, with vouchers from Kent, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties. Additional Michigan …