Dear colleagues: I am beginning a study on the parasitic fly genus
Melaloncha that attacks stingless bees in the New World tropics. I am
looking for collaborators in the Neotropical Region who would be willing to
help me. I need people who can direct me to nests of as many stingless bee
species as possible. Once I know where the nests are located, I can search
for the parasitic flies, which often are found around the nest entrance. By
the way, the flies also attack honey bees and can be a major source of
mortality for these insects.
        If anyone has an interest in this project, please contact me
<[log in to unmask]>. Thanks,
 
Brian
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Brian V. Brown
Entomology Section
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, U.S.A.
 
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