Checking on the Leaf Cutter Bees on 23 September 2019

Last we checked on the leaf cutter progress, not much was going on.

Checking again, here is our status for Site1a2f in Gilbert:

20190909Site1a2f results:

bag 1: 2 live bees, no dead

bag 2: one dead, 'dead bee bag'

20190911Site1a2f results:

bag 1: 0 live bees, no dead

bag 2: one dead, 'dead bee bag'

20190913Site1a2f results:

bag 1: 0 live bees, no dead

bag 2: 0 live bees, 0 dead, 'dead bee bag'

20190915Site1a2f results:

bag 1: 0 live bees, no dead

bag 2: 0 live bees, 0 dead, 'dead bee bag'

8 am: 80 deg F, 60% humidity

20190917Site1a2f results:

bag 1: 0 live bees, 0 dead

bag 2: 0 live bees, 0 dead, 'dead bee bag'

930 am: 84 deg F, 48% humidity

20190919Site1a2f results:

bag 1: 0 live bees, 0 dead

bag 2: 0 live bees, 0 dead, 'dead bee bag'

7 am: 77 deg F, 42% humidity

20190921Site1a2f results:

bag 1: 0 live bees, 0 dead

bag 2: 0 live bees, 1 dead, 'dead bee bag'

8 am: 74 deg F, 44% humidity

20190923Site1a2f results:

bag 1: 0 live bees, 0 dead

bag 2: 0 live bees, 0 dead, 'dead bee bag'

120 pm: 88 deg F, 74% humidity

Still not much going on. The humidity was relatively high due to a rain storm this morning.

Here is a view of the Site1a2f habitat:

Site1a2f Habitat and Temperature in Gilbert, AZ

We're still keeping the leaf cutter cocoons inside per the instructions:

...since the maximum daytime temperatures in Gilbert are still not reliably below 90 deg F (1-22 September temperatures are actuals, 23-30 September are forecast).

Gilbert Actual (22 Sep and Before) and Forecast Temperatures