A study discovered 66 types of pests making their homes in patched pavements on the streets of Berlin, and higher biodiversity near insect-friendly flower gardens
By Gary Hartley
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An orange-legged furrow bee (Halictus rubicundus) on a pavement in Berlin, Germany
Courtesy Sophie Lokatis, Freie Universität Berlin
Urban pavements can show not likely sanctuaries for wild bees and other bugs, a study on the streets of Berlin recommends.
Sophie Lokatis at the Free University of Berlin and her coworkers checked out 200-metre-long areas of pavement at 12 places in the German city. They taped insect nest areas and gathered people discovered at the entryway to nests, crawling on the pavement or flying within a metre of the ground. They likewise evaluated soil from nests utilizing DNA sequencing methods.
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