Vildbiet guldsandbi (Andrena marginata F.) har en central roll i jordbrukslandkapet som en viktig pollinatör av grödor och vilda växter. I Sverige hotas artens fortlevnad av biotopförlust, habitatfragmentering och födobrist. En av de viktigaste näringskällorna är växten ängsvädd (Succisa pratensis M.) som tidigare var vanligt förekommande men som nu minskar i sin utbredning. Syftet med denna studie var att utreda om populationsstorlekarna av guldsandbi och ängsvädd är relaterade. Guldsandbinas observationsbaserad populationsstorlek uppskattades samt att ängsväddens bestånd inventerades vid fyra lokaler i Övre Klarälvsdalen, i norra Värmland. Binas populationsstorlek uppskattades genom transektinventeringar mellan 30 juli och 11 augusti 2013. Under perioden observerades totalt 286 honor och per observationsdag noterades ett medelvärde på 40,86 (± 8,1 SE, 95% konfidensintervall; n=7) honor. Ängsväddpopulationen uppskattades till totalt 2328 växter från alla fyra områden. Det fanns inget statistiskt samband mellan populationsstorlekarna av ängsvädd och guldsandbin. En jämförelse mellan den för biet förväntade populationsstorleken, baserad på förekomst av näringsväxten, och den observerade populationsstorleken, korrigerad för inventeringsbias, visade bra överensstämmelse vid två av fyra områden (8,4% respektive 5,7% från det teoretiska värdet) och dålig överensstämmelse vid de andra två områdena. Det kan mycket väl vara så att det finns en relation mellan populationerna i Övre Klarälvsdalen, men man måste öka antalet lokaler och ta hänsyn till ytterligare miljöfaktorer som påverkar både bina och växterna för att kunna dra säkrare slutsatser om ett samband. / The wild-bee Andrena marginata has a key function as an important pollinator of crops and wild plants in agriculture landscapes. The species’ persistence is threatened in Sweden due to loss of habitat, fragmentation and food scarcity. One of the most important food sources is the plant Succisa pratensis, which previously was very common but now has declining populations. The purpose of this study was to analyse if there was a relation between the population sizes of A. marginata and S. pratensis. The population size of the bees was estimated and the plant population was surveyed at four sites in the upper valley of the River Klarälven, Värmland. Bee population size was estimated by visual transect surveys conducted between 30 July and 11 August 2013. In this period a total of 286 females was observed, with a mean of 40,86 (± 8,1 SE, 95% confidence interval; n=7) per day. The total population size of S. pratensis from the four sites was estimated to 2328 plants. There was no significant correlation between the population sizes of the bees and the host plant. A comparison between the bee’s predicted theoretical population size, based on the number of host plants, and the observed population size, corrected for observer bias, showed good agreement for two of the sites (within 8,4% and 5,7% of the theoretical value) and poor agreement at the other two sites. There may well be a relation between the bee and plant populations in the upper valley of Klarälven, but one needs to increase the number of sites and take into account additional environmental factors that affect both the bees and the plants to draw a firmer conclusion about such a relationship.

The purpose of the study was to provide further knowledge about if the total amount of solar radiation during the marsh fritillary’s (Euphydryas aurinia) period for larvae development (April 15th – May 15th) and/or flying period (June 1st – June 30th) influenced the average of larvae colonies in the autumn at 12 sites in Dalarna County. Among increased temperatures, global climate models also predict an increased amount of solar radiation and a decrease in cloudiness in northern Europe, as a result of the climate changes. The marsh fritillary has declined rapidly, especially in the Northern of Europe and are in Sweden red-listed as vulnerable (VU). The marsh fritillary is a univoltine species who are dependent on open, sunny, and moist semi-natural grasslands with the hostplant devil’s bit (Succisa pratensis). The data over solar radiation was received from SMHI and had been measured in Borlänge over the last 14 years. The data over the number of larvae colonies was received from Länsstyrelsen Dalarna and had been measured over the last 15 years. The linear regression analysis for both the period of larvae development (p=0,58) and the whole period (p=0,07) indicates that during those periods the solar radiation did not influence the average of larvae colonies. However, the total amount of solar radiation during the flying period (p=0,02) influence the average of larvae colonies during the autumn.