Interview with Katja Hogendoorn, saving the dazzling Metallic Green Carpenter Bee on Kangaroo Island
Aug 11, 2020•38 min
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Episode description
Dr Katja Hogendoorn, an entomologist and native bee expert from the University of Adelaide talks about the stunning Metallic Green Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa aerata), why it's vulnerable to extinction, and how her team is trying to save this species on Kangaroo Island after the summer bushfires. Broadcast on 11 August 2020. *You can support Katja's work with the Green Carpenter Bee by donating to the Australian Entomological Society, and specifying this species.
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