Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee
BUL1050
August 23, 2023
The alfalfa leafcutting bee is a vital pollinator for multiple cropping systems, including alfalfa, canola, melons and carrots. This information card provides basic facts about and photographs of the solitary but beneficial insect, whose activities support a billions-dollar alfalfa hay industry in the United States. Learn how to identify the bee, their nests and more in this handy 4” x 6” resource.
Authors: Justin Clements, Abiya Saeed, Arash Rashed
4 pages
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- Agriculture
- crop
- Agriculture - Crop Production
- cereals - CLONE (do not edit directly)
- cereals
- forage-crops-pasture
- forage-crops-pasture - CLONE (do not edit directly)
- seed-crops - CLONE (do not edit directly)
- seed-crops
- beneficial-insects
- gardens
- greenhouse-nursery-crops
- greenhouse-nursery-crops - CLONE (do not edit directly)
- fruits-nuts
- oilseed-crops
- oilseed-crops - CLONE (do not edit directly)
- alternative-crops - CLONE (do not edit directly)
- alternative-crops
- Agriculture - Beneficial Insects
- vegetables-herbs