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Steven Falk, author and entomologist, is running a 2 day Bee and Hoverfly identification course. Attendees can do 100% bee work if they wish. Steven will show you how to identify, record and (where necessary) collect these important pollinators and explain their ecology and conservation requirements. Microscopes and specimens will be provided and there will also be local excursions to see living bees and hoverflies in a variety of habitats (on the beautiful Oxfordshire Downs near the famous White Horse).

Berrycroft Farm, West Oxfordshire

Price: £70 for 2… Read more

Submitted by Stuart Roberts on ,

Steven Falk, author and entomologist, is running a 2 day course looking at bees and hoverflies. Attendees can do 100% bee work if they wish. This will include an introduction to the key differences between various bee genera, and work on prepared specimens using a microscope using Steve's widely available and much-praised keys.

Berrycroft Farm, West Oxfordshire

Price: £70 for 2 days (accommodation not included)

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Submitted by Nigel Jones on ,

Discovered in Britain from east Kent in June 2016.

Submitted by Mike Fox on ,

To create a new species account first you will need to add a new term to the taxonomic hierarchy.

Add a new term to the taxonomic hierarchy

Point to:

>Structure

>Taxonomy (NOT Taxonomy Menu)

>Taxonomy hierarchy

>Edit

Click "List"

Click "Add Term"

>in the "Name" box enter the name of the species e.g. Halictus scabiosae

> in the "Description" box enter "Species" (without the " ")

>click "Save and go to list"

Check the taxonomic hierarchy for the new species. You will… Read more