Scientific note: first global report of a bee nest built only with plastic

MARIANA L ALLASINO; HUGO J. MARRERO; JIMENA DORADO; JUAN P. TORRETTA

APIDOLOGIE

EDP SCIENCES S A

Lugar: Paris; Año: 2019

0044-8435

Agricultural plastic waste can alter wildlife diversity and behavior. Species survival will depend on their ability to adapt to new environmental conditions. In a chicory (Cychorium intybus) seed producing farm, a Megachile sp. (Megachilidae) nest made fully with plastic was found in a trap nest. This record represents the first one worldwide on revealing the use of plastic in the total construction of a bee nest. The use of plastic by bees in the construction of their nests, would indicate their ability to respond adaptively to human disturbances.