יומן של Megachile sculpturalis in Europe

The first known observation of Megachile sculpturalis in Hungary was already on July 17th, 2015 in Gyöngyös in the eastern part of Hungary.

Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299433258_Megachile_sculpturalis_Smith_1853_in_Hungary_Hymenoptera_Megachilidae

This interesting report from 2014 includes:
-The way how M.sculpturalis came from France to Italy.
-The possible competition of M.sculpturalis with the three Xylocopa-species in Italy.
-Experiments with artificial nesting aids (pictures) for M.sculpturalis.
-A table with all known plant species that serve M.sculptualis as food (worldwide).

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268219204_A_new_species_for_the_bee_fauna_of_Italy_Megachile_sculpturalis_continues_its_colonization_of_Europe

The link:
https://www.facebook.com/orlandofergs/videos/10221877492667043/UzpfSTEyNTAyMTM3MDE6ODc0ODAyNjMyOTk3OTA1/