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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) » Cuckoo Bees (Nomadinae) » Nomad Bees (Nomadini) » Nomad Bees (Nomada) » ruficornis species group, Typical Nomad Bees (Nomada ruficornis species group, Typical Nomad Bees) » luteola subgroup aka Heminomada, e.g., luteoloides & imbricata (Nomada luteola subgroup aka Heminomada, e.g., luteoloides & imbricata)
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burrowing bee, fly or wasp - Nomada
Copyright © 2013 shirl76118

burrowing bee, fly or wasp - Nomada
Fort Worth TX US, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
March 14, 2013
Size: 3/4"
These bees, flies or wasps (and their burrows) are all over my neighbor's yard and she's talking about killing them. The tunnels are about 4" deep. What are they?
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Contributed by shirl76118 on 14 March, 2013 - 7:16pm
Last updated 22 September, 2014 - 11:47am

Moved
Moved from Nomad Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 22 September, 2014 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 14 March, 2013 - 10:52pm login or register to post comments

and if it is Nomada
then it is sneaking into someone else's burrow. So maybe you have some nice Andrena or something making their nests and the Nomada are the kleptos. We have Andrena in our backyard and they have never been any problem.
… john and jane balaban, 14 March, 2013 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

Makes me think of Nomada


With luck, the experts will be able to say for sure. In any event, it's not a cause for concern.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 March, 2013 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments

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