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Femaleparasiticbeesinvadenestsofotherbeestolayeggsonthefoodstoredbythehost.Thesekleptoparasitelarvaeconsumeallthefood(pollen).
Long-hornedbees(Apidae) aresolitarybutmaynestinlargegroupsintheground.GuesswhyMelissodes iscalledalong-hornedbee!
Carpenterbees (Apidae)aresolitarybutcanlivewithsistersordaughters.Femalesboreholesinwood&partitionnestswithwoodchips.Territorialmalesmayflyatyoubutcan’tsting.
Bumblebees (Apidae)areground-nesters;theycanforage> 1kmaway.
Plastererbees(Colletidae)chewleavesintospitballstoplastertheirnestsinpithystems.
Sweatbees(Halictidae)arecommon.Mostareground-nesterslikeAgapostemon &Lasioglossum.Femalescanmakeindividualcellsincommunallynests.Othersarecavitynesters.They’recalledsweatbeesbecausetheylicksaltfromsweat.
Masonbees(Megachilidae)aresolitaryanddocile;nestingincavities,stemsorsnailshells!Femalesmakemudwallsbetweenbroodcellsandmudpackstosealtheirnest.
Gardeners/farmersusemasonbeeslikeOsmia to
pollinatecrops.Somerearthemcommercially.
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Leafcutterbees(Megachilidae)pollinatewell;onebeecanpollinateasmuchalfalfaas20honeybees.Theylinecavitynestswithpiecesofleavesorpetals.
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TheJhaLabhasbeenstudyingnativepollinatorssince2012.Researchershaveidentifiedhundredsoutofthe~800beespeciesand6familiesfoundinTexas.
About20,000nativebeespecieshavebeendescribed aroundtheworld!
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MiningBees(Andrenidae)aresolitarybees.Mostbuildundergroundnests:asmallentranceleadstoabranchedtunnelcontaininganegg.
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Bombus
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Some(Melittidae)beeslikeHesperapis,collectplantoilsindryclimates.