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Encyclopedia > Alfalfa leafcutter bee

Alfalfa Leafcutter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Apoidea
Series: Apiformes
Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Tribe: Megachilini
Genus: Megachile
Species: rotundata
Binomial name
Megachile rotundata
Fabricius, 1787

The Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee (megachile rotundata) is a species of bee cultured solely for pollination purposes. As a solitary but gregarious bee species, it does not build colonies or store honey, but is a very efficient pollinator of alfalfa seed, carrot seed, and some other vegetables.


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Leafcutter Bees (835 words)
Leafcutter bees are native bees, important as pollinators.
Leafcutter bees are not aggressive and have a mild sting that is used only when they are handled.
Leafcutter bees nest in soft, rotted wood or in the stems of large, pithy plants, such as roses.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture - Alfalfa Leafcutter Bees for the Pollination of Wild Blueberries (1996 words)
Albs were used on over three hundred acres in New Brunswick in 1995, and this service is likely to undergo significant expansion in the Atlantic region in the next few years.
Alfalfa leafcutter bees are incubated in a variety of controlled-environment chambers.
Albs are brought in to wild blueberry fields on day 24-25 of the incubation cycle when the majority of females have hatched.
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