Productive housing containing artificial nest cavities on nesting boards. Alfalfa leafcutter bees 'Megachile rotundata Fab.'.

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Productive housing containing artificial nest cavities on nesting boards. Alfalfa leafcutter bees 'Megachile rotundata Fab.' bee having deposited its eggs, nectar & pollen into nest cavities (larvae to consume pollen), capped & sealed opening with cut leaves, crop pollination. Alfalfa fied, seed production. Oregon.

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Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Oregon, United States.
Photo credit: © inga spence / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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