Flower-Visiting Insects
of Basil


Ocimum basilicum (Basil) introduced
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; information is limited; observations are from Discover Life)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (DL); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus pusillus sn (DL)a

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon virescens (DL), Augochlora pura (DL), Lasioglossum admirandum (DL), Lasioglossum hitchensi (DL), Lasioglossum smilacinae (DL)


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