Diario del proyecto Megachile sculpturalis in Europe

The first known observation of Megachile sculpturalis in Hungary was already on July 17th, 2015 in Gyöngyös in the eastern part of Hungary.

Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299433258_Megachile_sculpturalis_Smith_1853_in_Hungary_Hymenoptera_Megachilidae

This interesting report from 2014 includes:
-The way how M.sculpturalis came from France to Italy.
-The possible competition of M.sculpturalis with the three Xylocopa-species in Italy.
-Experiments with artificial nesting aids (pictures) for M.sculpturalis.
-A table with all known plant species that serve M.sculptualis as food (worldwide).

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268219204_A_new_species_for_the_bee_fauna_of_Italy_Megachile_sculpturalis_continues_its_colonization_of_Europe

The link:
https://www.facebook.com/orlandofergs/videos/10221877492667043/UzpfSTEyNTAyMTM3MDE6ODc0ODAyNjMyOTk3OTA1/