Scientific note: first global report of a bee nest built only with plastic

a Plastic waste on crop’s edges, b plastic nest of Megachile sp. (Megachilidae) built in a nest trap, c plastic brood cells built in a nest trap, d circular and oblong plastic pieces of the cells.

Agricultural plastic waste can alter wildlife diversity and behavior. Species survival will depend on their ability to adapt to new environmental conditions. In a seed-producing farm, a Megachile sp. nest made fully with plastic was found in a trap nest. This record represents the first one worldwide on revealing the use of plastic in the total construction of a bee nest.