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Happy National Squash Bee Day!
In case you missed it, today was National Pumpkin Day. But it ought to be National Squash Bee Day,...
Squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, inside a squash blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why the Squash Bee Is Important
Peponapis pruinosa isn't your common household word. But among the people who study...
Squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, on a squash blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, is a specialist, pollinating only the Cucurbita genus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All About Pollination
Pollination--what should we know? How can we attract pollinators to our gardens and agricultural...
Squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Leafcutting bee, Megachile fidelis, on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sunflower bee, Svastra obliqua expurgata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thanks Be to the Squash Bee
If you’re having pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pancakes and pumpkin pie today (Thanksgiving), you...
Squash bee inside pumpkin blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of the tiny squash bee, genus Peponapis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
These are the work of a squash bee: from left, a large gourd, a small pumpkin and a large pumpkin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Applause for the Pollinators
Let's have a pause--and applause--for the pollinators. Next week, June 18-24, is National...
ORNAMENTAL--A bumble bee visiting a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
VEGETABLE--A squash bee nestled in a squash blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
FRUIT--Honey bees battling over a pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
