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Bees and Trees

We have a section of an old apple tree at the Haven that is being used by Valley carpenter bees, Xylocopa varipuncta, as a nest. I've included a picture here; the number and size of the galleries the bees have excavated is quite impressive. While entomologists generally don't regard carpenter bees...

Posted on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 10:15 AM

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Author: Christine Casey

Tags: bronze birch borer (1), California buckeye (7), desert willow (1), honey bees (487), valley carpenter bees (11), western redbud (2), white birch (1)

Posts Tagged: western redbud

Bees and Trees

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