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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Orchid Bees (Euglossini) » Typical Orchid Bees (Euglossa) » Dilemma Orchid Bee (Euglossa dilemma)
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Baiting orchid bees at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center - Euglossa dilemma - male
Copyright © 2007 Alan Chin-Lee & Charlotte Skov

Baiting orchid bees at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center - Euglossa dilemma - Male
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
November 5, 2007
In order to successfully court females, males seek out specific compounds from an assortment of sources including some species of orchids and leaves of a variety of plants, etc. We had some amazing results as shown here! The compound used here attracted in excess of 80 male bees!

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Baiting orchid bees at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center - Euglossa dilemma - male Baiting orchid bees at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center - Euglossa dilemma - male
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Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 8 November, 2007 - 7:37pm
Last updated 10 November, 2007 - 6:58pm

What are you using to attract
What are you using to attract them?
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