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Alkali bee

The alkali bee, Nomia melanderi, is a ground-nesting bee native to deserts and semi-arid desert basins of the western United States. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1906. While solitary, these bees nest near each other and can form extremely dense aggregations in areas with favorable conditions.

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Alkali bee

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related to Predators and parasites · 16
Alkali bee → Adult, After, Although, Ascosphaera, Bombyliidae, Heterostylum, Imparipes, It, Larvae-specific, Meloe, Nomia, One, The, This, Unusually, Zodion
related to Nesting behavior · 10
Alkali bee → Cell, Dufour's, Females, First, From, Immediately, In, Lastly, The, While
related to Distribution and habitat · 7
Alkali bee → As, California, Colorado, The, They, United States, Washington
related to Appearance · 4
Alkali bee → Females, Males, The, This
related to Conservation status · 3
Alkali bee → Due, The, United States

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bee bees alkali pollen alfalfa cell females female burrow begins soil eggs solitary nomia conditions nests males provisioning mites oviposition

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Megachile rotundatainstance ofLike some other bees0.80text
alkali bees are an effective pollinator of alfalfainstance ofLike some other bees0.80text
Alkali beerelated to AppearanceThe0.60section
Alkali beerelated to AppearanceFemales0.60section
Alkali beerelated to AppearanceMales0.60section
Alkali beerelated to AppearanceThis0.60section
Alkali beerelated to Conservation statusThe0.60section
Alkali beerelated to Conservation statusDue0.60section
Alkali beerelated to Conservation statusUnited States0.60section
Alkali beerelated to Distribution and habitatThe0.60section
Alkali beerelated to Distribution and habitatUnited States0.60section
Alkali beerelated to Distribution and habitatWashington0.60section

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