Eastern Cranberry Bee Melitta americana Smith (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Melittidae: Melitta)

Lidia Komondy and Cameron Jack

Release Date: 9/19/2021

Reviewed At: 5/22/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1334-2021

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-772, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Lidia Komondy; and Cameron Jack; Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Komondy, L. M., & Jack, C. (2021). Eastern Cranberry Bee Melitta americana Smith (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Melittidae: Melitta). EDIS, 2021(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1334-2021

Authors

Cameron Jack

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University of Florida

assistant professor, apiculture, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology