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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee

Megachile rotundata

Not Evaluated

About

A small solitary bee that cuts precise circular pieces from leaves to construct nest cells. It is the most important managed pollinator of alfalfa seed crops in North America.

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Did You Know?

Alfalfa seed yields increased up to 1,000% when this bee was introduced as a managed pollinator.