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Green Metallic Bee

Agapostemon cockerelli

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Deer, Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cocoa, Florida

Longwood, Florida

Saint Cloud, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

Benton, Kentucky

Hebron, Kentucky

Detroit, Michigan

Cincinnati, Ohio

North Royalton, Ohio

Fredericksburg, Texas

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aark2011

Cocoa, FL | August 2012 | Negative

This bee flew up wifes pant leg and stung her 13 times in the upper thigh. Possibly protecting something, Just wanted to worn people they do bite/sting and apparently can bite muliple times.Howerver this coud be a mason green bee too ... not sure but they HURT ..

alddesigns

Saint Cloud, FL | June 2007 | Positive

Pretty, and not aggressive at all. My two year old daughter sat on their hole and they just buzzed around until she moved. If it had been yellow jackets she would have been stung. They do seem to love echinaceas!

melody

Benton, KY (Zone 7a) | August 2006 | Positive

Good little pollinators, the Green Metallic Bees are also known as Sweat Bees.

They live in colonies underground and carry pollen back to the nest. The adults drink nectar and the larvae feed on nectar and pollen.

Commonly found in meadows and gardens from Quebec to Mexico east of the Rocky Mountains.

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