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What type of megachile do I have nesting in my old mason bee tubes? - Megachile
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What type of megachile do I have nesting in my old mason bee tubes? - Megachile
Northeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 3, 2021
Size: 16 mm?
I’ve left old mason bee tubes at 8 mm out for the summer and found they’ve been used by these bees pictured. A few of the tubes, the ones with the bee “tails” hanging out just recently had a few new bees emerge. So do these bee “ tails” belong to those new bees that just emerged a few days ago, or other bees?
I’d really like to know what kind of bees these are!
Thanks

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What type of megachile do I have nesting in my old mason bee tubes? - Megachile What type of megachile do I have nesting in my old mason bee tubes? - Megachile What type of megachile do I have nesting in my old mason bee tubes? - Megachile
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Contributed by HRitt on 3 September, 2021 - 9:04pm
Last updated 13 September, 2021 - 10:15pm

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