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Green Metallic Bee (Agapostemon cockerelli)

 
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Order: Hymenoptera (hy-men-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Halictidae
Genus: Agapostemon
Species: cockerelli

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2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Regional...

This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Deer, Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Saint Cloud, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
Benton, Kentucky
North Royalton, Ohio

Member Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
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!

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Timer: 4.34 jiffies (0.043375015258789).


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