Open AccessObservation of Megachile saulcyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) using plastic for nest construction in Chile
Author(s) -
Gerardo Quintos-Andrade,
F. Torres,
Patrick Vivyan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista chilena de entomología/revista chilena de entomología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0718-8994
pISSN - 0034-740X
DOI - 10.35249/rche.47.2.21.04
Subject(s) - megachilidae , nest (protein structural motif) , hymenoptera , biology , ecology , zoology , pollen , pollination , pollinator , biochemistry
Megachile saulcyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) is reported for first time cutting pieces from a plastic bag that are used for the construction of its nest, this being the first record of a bee performing this activity in Chile. The growing problem of solitary bees that use plastic for the construction of cells for their nest is analyzed as well as the consequences that they can originate in the survival of their populations.