Flower-Visiting Insects
of Summer Squash


Cucurbita pepo (Summer Squash) introduced
(Long-tongued bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; observations are from Robertson and Hilty as indicated below.)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn cp fq (Rb); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens sn (Rb), Bombus pensylvanicus sn cp fq (Rb); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata  sn (Rb), Peponapis pruinosa  sn cp fq olg (Rb), Xenoglossa strenua sn cp fq olg (Rb); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (H)


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