Green Metallic Bee (Agapostemon cockerelli)

Order: Hymenoptera (hy-men-OP-ter-a) (Info) Family: Halictidae Genus: Agapostemon Species: cockerelli Profile: 2 positives No neutrals 1 negative Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Deer, Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Colorado Springs, Colorado Cocoa, Florida Saint Cloud, Florida Wekiva Springs, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Benton, Kentucky Hebron, Kentucky Detroit, Michigan Fruit Hill, Ohio North Royalton, Ohio Fredericksburg, Texas Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Positive melody On Aug 1, 2006, melody from Benton, KY (Zone 7a) wrote: Good little pollinators, the Green Metallic Bees are also known as Sweat Bees. They live in colonies underground and carry pollen back to the nest. The adults drink nectar and the larvae feed on nectar and pollen. Commonly found in meadows and gardens from Quebec to Mexico east of the Rocky Mountains. Positive alddesigns On Jun 23, 2007, alddesigns from Saint Cloud, FL wrote: Pretty, and not aggressive at all. My two year old daughter sat on their hole and they just buzzed around until she moved. If it had been yellow jackets she would have been stung. They do seem to love echinaceas! Negative aark2011 On Aug 14, 2012, aark2011 from Cocoa, FL wrote: This bee flew up wifes pant leg and stung her 13 times in the upper thigh. Possibly protecting something, Just wanted to worn people they do bite/sting and apparently can bite muliple times.Howerver this coud be a mason green bee too ... not sure but they HURT ..

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