When most people think about saving the bees, its usually the honeybees. In reality, saving the honeybee population is just the beginning. There are thousands of other species of wild bees we should be thinking about. They are not only vital to the ecosystem, studying wild bees has benefits for humans too.

KCBS Radio's Liz Saint John spoke with Tobin J. Hammer, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Irvine.