Range extension of Megachile lanata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), a non-native sunn hemp pollinator, in Florida

Authors

  • Kevin Anthony Henson University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, 1953 Museum Road, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;
  • Joshua W. Campbell Auburn University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 301 Funchess Hall, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA
  • David A. Kaplan University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, 1953 Museum Road, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;

Keywords:

invasive, woolly wall bee, cavity-nesting bee, leaf cutter bee, India, climate change, range expansion

Abstract

Megachile lanata, a pollinator of multiple Crotalaria species, spread from North Africa to the Antilles during the 16th to 18th centuries, and is assumed to have entered Florida from Cuba in the late 1950s. This nonnative species has spread over 260 km (about 160 mi) north of previously published locations in Florida, and is now present in 12 counties. Its current northernmost record was in Sumter County during Apr 2017 at 28.935°N.

 

 

Sumario

Megachile lanata, un polinizador de múltiples especies de Crotalaria, se extendió desde el norte de África hasta las Antillas durante los siglos XVI y XVIII y se cree que ingresó a Florida desde Cuba a finales de los años 50. Esta especie no-nativa se ha propagado por más de 260 km (alrededor 160 mi) al norte de las ubicaciones previamente publicadas en Florida, y ahora está presente en 12 condados. Su registro actual más septentrional fue en el condado de Sumter en abril de 2017 a 28.935°N.

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Author Biographies

Kevin Anthony Henson, University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, 1953 Museum Road, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;

Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences

PhD Candidate

Joshua W. Campbell, Auburn University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 301 Funchess Hall, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA

Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Postdoctoral Research Associate

David A. Kaplan, University of Florida, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, 1953 Museum Road, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA;

Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences

Associate Professor

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Published

2019-04-27

Issue

Vol 102, No. 1 (March 2019)

Section

Scientific Notes

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