LEAFCUTTER BEE Definition & Meaning

leafcutter bee

any of various solitary bees of the genus Megachile that nest in soil or rotten wood, constructing the cells in which they lay their eggs from pieces of leaf

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Examples have not been reviewed.

But a leafcutter bee is small enough that it’s not bothered by the plant being triggered as it’s pollinated.

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They’re home to the alfalfa leafcutter bee.

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The alfalfa leafcutter bee, Megachile rotundata, is responsible for pollinating most of the alfalfa grown for seed production.

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Native bees are non-honey producing bees, like the alfalfa leafcutter bee, that are extremely effective pollinators.

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