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Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus Osmia, of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests , which are made in naturally occurring gaps such as between cracks in stones or other small dark cavities.
Osmia lignaria, commonly known as the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee, [1] is a megachilid bee that makes nests in natural holes and reeds, creating individual cells for its brood that are separated by mud dividers.
Osmia bicornis (synonym Osmia rufa) is a species of mason bee, and is known as the red mason bee due to its covering of dense gingery hair. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is a ...
Unlike social bees, such as honey bees, they’re solitary. “Mason bees build their nests in pre-existing cavities, such as holes in wood, hollow stems, or bee hotels,” says Michael Skvarla ...
A new species of bee has been discovered in Oklahoma and Texas, according to the University of Oklahoma. ... Hung was able to catch the bee on video collecting pollen from these plants using its ...
Beekeepers are “working to contain multiple hives and wasp nests” in the area where the pair were stung, city officials said.
Osmia caerulescens, the blue mason bee, is a species of solitary bee from the family Megachilidae. [1] It has a Holarctic distribution extending into the Indomalayan region, although its presence in the Nearctic may be due to human-assisted introduction.
Pollen mites are a kleptoparasitic pest of Megachilid solitary bees, with Ch. krombeini found with Osmia lignaria of North America, (the Blue Orchard Mason Bee). Pollen mites do not feed on bees, but rather their provisions, and are harmful because they consume the food resources and starve or stunt the developing larvae; there is evidence that ...