Luther college students find 7 new bee species in Iowa

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Decorah, IA-  A recent study of bee species found on the campus of Luther College has yielded an interesting result, 7 of the 55 species of bee found on campus had never been recorded in Iowa.

TV station KCRG reports that the seven new species found had been previously recorded in other states, but none of them are commonly found in Iowa.

Luther’s Summer Student/Faculty Collaborative Research program made the discovery.