Hymettus Ltd's high standing is based on the excellent
quality of research that it chooses to fund and the efficient
dissemination of the conservation and ecological information that it
gathers.
Hymettus holds a significant library of advisory papers and research
reports. Over the coming months you will be able to access more of this material from this website.
Projects
Defra funding means that a number of new field projects are planned for
2010 including research on the ecological differences of the ants Tapinoma
ambiguum and T. erraticum and investigation of the forage requirements of
Lasioglossum angusticeps. Other projects from previous years including
investigating the prey preferences of Odynerus melanocephalus, Cerceris
quadricincta and C. quinquefasciata and the habitat requirements of Bombus
ruderarius are to be restarted and subject to obtaining further funding
projects including field studies of the solitary wasps Crossocerus
palmipes, C. styrius and C. walkeri will continue. The number of species
information leaflets available for download through this site has been
increased as new leaflets are commissioned, thus providing a very useful
resource for anyone needing guidance on aculeate conservation. |
Hymettus and the BAP process
Hymettus is fully engaged
with the UK Biodiversity Action Plan process. Jointly with the national
conservation organisations, it acts as Species Action Plan Lead Partner
for the majority of the included species of aculeate hymenoptera. It is
encouraging the inclusion of aculeate species in Local BAPs and is
attempting to raise awareness amongst Habitat Action Plan groups of the
multiple resource requirements of individual species within the broader
landscape.
Hylaeus pectoralis, a subject of ongoing research.
Photo: Jeremy Early
Information on Aculeates
A major part of the
output of Hymettus will be the dissemination of information from past
research. This will be made available, through this website and through printed leaflets, in the form of useful guidance on aculeate
conservation. See the
Projects
page for further details. |
