Tag: osmia taurus
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Horn-faced/Taurus mason bee (Osmia cornifrons/taurus)
Megachilidae > Osmia > Osmia cornifrons / Osmia taurus Horn-faced mason bee (Osmia cornifrons) and Taurus mason bee (Osmia taurus) are two similar nonnative Osmia. Both have spread rapidly throughout eastern North America in recent decades since their introduction as potential fruit tree pollinators in the 1980s. These species have proliferated in human-altered habitats, raising…