Salix biology creates a unique environment for insect 66 reward collection due to its dioecious nature. In order for sexual reproduction to occur, insects 67 131 132 Insect identification 133 Abundant insects were identified to species level while rare insects were identified to family. 134 Native bee species identifications were validated by an expert (Sam Droege, Patuxent Wildlife 135 157 GC-MS analysis, 40 µl of each sample was combined with 2 µl of an internal standard solution 158