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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]
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]
Cucurbita female flower with pollinating squash bees. All species of Cucurbita have 20 pairs of chromosomes. [15] Many North and Central American species are visited by specialist pollinators in the apid tribe Eucerini, especially the genera Peponapis and Xenoglossa, and these squash bees can be crucial to the flowers producing fruit after ...
"Great Gold Bird," a theatrical mystery that touches on love and grief, turns audience members into participants who must travel from Arlington Heights to Los Feliz.
Video games about bees (clade Anthophila), winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey.
A "bee invasion" halted play on a court at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in California on Thursday, and video showed the insects swarming over a camera lens and buzzing around players.
APICO is a 2D beekeeping simulation and resource management game. Set in an archipelago where bees are commonplace, the player is tasked with discovering all of the species of bee in the world through exploration and cross-breeding. The game takes inspiration from real-life genetics and biology, with Punnett squares taking a key role in gameplay.
A colony of bees decided to camp out atop of backstop netting, delaying first pitch by nearly two hours before beekeeper Matt Hilton came to the rescue. Image: A swarm of bees gather on the net ...