And you know in your study that solitary bees are important for pollination, but just how important are they?

It really depends on the crop.

I'll give you a few examples.

So in squash and pumpkin, for example, there is a single solitary bee species called Peponapis pruinosa, which is a narrow host plant specialist on squash and pumpkin.

And those are very effective pollinators.

They are early morning bees.

So they get out before any of the other wild or managed bees visit squash and pumpkin.

What do they look like and how do they affect the bees?

And you know in your study that solitary bees are important for pollination, but just how important are they?

It really depends on the crop.

I'll give you a few examples.

So in squash and pumpkin, for example, there is a single solitary bee species called Peponapis pruinosa, which is a narrow host plant specialist on squash and pumpkin.

And those are very effective pollinators.

They are early morning bees.

So they get out before any of the other wild or managed bees visit squash and pumpkin.

What do they look like and how do they affect the bees?