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  2. Squash bee - Wikipedia

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    The name squash bee, also squash and gourd bee, is applied to two related genera of bees in the tribe Eucerini; Peponapis and Xenoglossa.Both genera are oligoleges (pollen specialists) on the plant genus Cucurbita and closely related plants, although they usually do not visit watermelon, cucumber, and melon plants. [1]

  3. Peponapis pruinosa - Wikipedia

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    Peponapis pruinosa is a species of solitary bee in the tribe Eucerini, the long-horned bees.Its common name is the eastern cucurbit bee.It may be called the squash bee, but this name can also apply to other species in its genus, as well as the other squash bee genus, Xenoglossa. [1]

  4. Peponapis - Wikipedia

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    Peponapis is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae. [1] They are Squash bees, specialized pollinators of squashes and related plants. The species of this genus are found in North America. [1] Species: [1] Peponapis apiculata (Cresson, 1879) Peponapis atrata (Smith, 1879) Peponapis azteca Hurd & Linsley, 1966; Peponapis citrullina ...

  5. Why Bees Do the Waggle Dance - AOL

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    Honey bees are incredibly social insects. They live together in big groups with other bees in an organized society that scientists call eusocial, which means every bee has a job to do. This could ...

  6. Watch where you step! These bees may be digging holes in your ...

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    Turns out that ground bees do not damage yards, even if the little dirt mounds from their digging may look unattractive, according to DTEK Live Bee Removal. Ground bees are considered to be great ...

  7. Mason Bees, Far from Destructive, Are Great for a Garden - AOL

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    Not every bee lives in a hive and makes honey. But some of those other bees are necessary for a healthy garden. Mason bees, for instance, are small native bees with 150 species found in North America.

  8. Three Sisters (agriculture) - Wikipedia

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    The Ancestral Puebloans adopted this garden design in the drier deserts and xeric shrublands environment. The Tewa and other peoples of the North American Southwest often included a "fourth Sister", the Rocky Mountain beeplant , which attracts bees to help pollinate the beans and squash. [ 10 ]

  9. A Stroll Through the Garden: Managing squash bugs to minimize ...

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    The insect, its life cycle, climate and season of the year, and the susceptible plant all have an effect on how to deal with the insect. ... Adult squash bugs can live for up to four months ...