Blueberry Bee (other)
The name blueberry bee may refer to one of several bee species used to pollinate blueberries: *The "southeastern blueberry bee", ''Habropoda laboriosa'' *The "Maine blueberry bee", '' Osmia atriventris'' *''Osmia ribifloris ''Osmia ribifloris'', one of several species referred to as a blueberry bee, is a megachilid bee native to western North America, including Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and northern Mexico. This solitary bee norma ...

Blueberry
Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' within the genus ''Vaccinium''. ''Vaccinium'' also includes cranberries, bilberries, huckleberries and Madeira blueberries. Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) and cultivated (highbush)—are all native to North America. The highbush varieties were introduced into Europe during the 1930s. Blueberries are usually prostrate shrubs that can vary in size from to in height. In commercial production of blueberries, the species with small, pea-size berries growing on low-level bushes are known as "lowbush blueberries" (synonymous with "wild"), while the species with larger berries growing on taller, cultivated bushes are known as "highbush blueberries". Canada is the leading producer of lowbush blueberries, while the United States produces some 40% of the world supply of highbush blueberries. Origin and h ...
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Habropoda Laboriosa
''Habropoda laboriosa'', the southeastern blueberry bee, is a bee in the family Apidae. It is native to the eastern United States. It is regarded as the most efficient pollinator of southern rabbiteye blueberries, because the flowers require buzz pollination, and ''H. laboriosa'' is one of the few bees that exhibit this behavior. It is active for only a few weeks of the year, while the blueberries are in flower during early spring, when the temperature is warm and humid. ''H. laboriosa'' are solitary bees that live alone but nest in close proximity with other nests of their species. They have similar features to bumble bees, but they are smaller in size compared to them. ''H. laboriosa'' are arthropods so they have segmented bodies that are composed of the head, thorax, and abdomen. Taxonomy The southeastern blueberry bee was classified by Fabricius in 1804, the species name for it is ''Habropoda laboriosa,'' and it is an invertebrate belonging to the Kingdom of Animalia. It belo ...
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Osmia Atriventris
''Osmia atriventris'', sometimes referred to as the Maine blueberry bee, is a megachilid bee native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Alberta in the north, and Iowa to Georgia in the south. This solitary bee normally gathers pollen from many different flowers, but will pollinate blueberries Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' within the genus ''Vaccinium''. ''Vaccinium'' also includes cranberries, bi ..., and is sometimes used commercially for this purpose. References atriventris Insects of the United States Fauna of the Eastern United States Hymenoptera of North America Insects described in 1864 Taxa named by Ezra Townsend Cresson {{Meg ...
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