Alachua Audubon program: Bees of the Long-Leaf Pine Ecosystem
Shiala Naranjo is a lab manager and field researcher at the Pollinator Ecology and Conservation Lab led by Dr. Rachel Mallinger at the University of Florida. Shiala's past experiences include evaluating how wildflowers support pollinator communities at Michigan State University, University of Central Florida, and the University of Minnesota. Shiala discusses the biology, diversity and conservation of bees in long- leaf pine savannas. This ecosystem once covered much of the southeastern U.S. coastal plain, but currently occupies less than 3% of its historic range. Join us to learn what, when, and how to spot bees in this threatened ecosystem.