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In 2018 Gene DeBons conducted a research study involving BOBs in Gilbert, AZ. The objective to attract the population of solitary bees in a Sonoran Desert environment. From the Research Proposal:

 

"The primary study methodology will be visual observation of bee activity and habitat. Each species can share the same nesting habitat. To distinguish the diversity between the two species each has its own nesting identifiers. Mason bees use mud to construct and maintain each nest. Leafcutter bees use maliated foliage."

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Habitats suitable for various solitary bees were placed at two locations:

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1. Residential backyard on a lake.

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2. The 110 acre Riparian Preserve located in Gilbert.

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