Wasps
an under-appreciated pollinator
Richard Hitt, President
Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chapter
Richard will begin by revealing his “gateway” wasp and discussing several of its amazing features. After a discussion of the close evolutionary relationship among wasps, bees, and ants, Richard will cover the difficulties that arise in trying to understand wasps as a group. He will share his experience using technology and citizen science projects to allow amateurs, like Richard, to more accurately identify wasps. He will close with several examples of wasps he has seen in his own and other nearby gardens.
Richard is the founding president of the Wild Ones Middle Tennessee chapter. He was certified in 2013 as a Tennessee Naturalist.