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The southeastern blueberry bee (Habropoda laboriosa) is so named because it is native to the southeastern US and forages primarily on blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) plants. It resembles a small bumble bee (Bombus spp.) and is abundant in blueberry orchards throughout its range.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Royal Tyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Royal Tyler
2. (c) USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8293/7638509096_fbaebca646_o.jpg
3. (c) USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8163/7591377962_6b14f15d51_o.jpg
4. Public Domain, http://eol.org/data_objects/13440302

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