Author Archives: saraguitiprado
On top of the world!
This week was action-packed! On Monday we went to Maricao and found a few of the Arabica coffee plants which were flowering, and hand-pollinated those. It was really interesting to pollinate the Arabica flowers after having pollinated Canephora ones, last … Continue reading
Let the field work begin!
On January 11th, I returned to Puerto Rico to begin my first full season of field work for my PhD. I’ll be here for 2.5 months, so I’m excited and nervous…need to make sure I get everything done during that … Continue reading
Study Finds Very Few Wild Bee Species Pollinate Major Crops
Very interesting results from a huge study. “Only two percent of wild bee species pollinate 80 percent of bee-pollinated crops worldwide”. You can read the full study here: http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/150616/ncomms8414/abs/ncomms8414.html Entomology Today A sweat bee in the genus Lasioglossum. Photo by David … Continue reading
Connecting Farmers With Each Other and the World
Connecting Farmers With Each Other and the World. Just read this article on the Rainforest Alliance blog, and thought it was very interesting. It seems like a large network through which farmers can access information on best practices, coping with … Continue reading
What to plant in your pollinator-garden in Puerto Rico
In the past few months, I’ve received a few emails from people interested in planting their own pollinator garden in Puerto Rico. So, here I finally provide you with that information. As some of you know, in 2013, I did … Continue reading
Oh boy! It’s been a while! Here’s what I’ve been up to :)
I can’t believe my last post was 6 months ago! Time really does flies when you’re having fun! Well, here’s what’s new: Personally: I got engaged, and have been wedding planning. My best friend got married, and I was bridal … Continue reading
Moss Experiment – October Update
This is just a quick update on the growth of my backyard moss. Since it’s cooled down outside, I think the moss is doing even better! It’s a nice bright green color, now. It helps that September was an extremely wet … Continue reading
Another new generic record for Puerto Rico – Hylaeus
Last month, I collected two female Hylaeus from Puerto Rico. There are no known Hylaeus recorded for the island, so I’m not sure what species these ladies are. I’m working on trying to identify them, and will update this post, … Continue reading
New paper on new generic record for PR
Last year, I mentioned that we had collected a few new records for PR. I’m in the process of writing up an annotated checklist of the bees of PR (with bee species and flower species associations), but in the time … Continue reading
Moss experiment July update
Three months ago I posted about the benefits of moss, both for the environment and for the homeowner. I started a mini-experiment to see how long it would take for moss to grow, since 1. I’m very impatient and 2. … Continue reading
-Sara Guiti Prado- Ph.D. 