Subject: Rusty red-furred bee. Ridged flat back. Geographic location of the bug: Fredericksburg, Virginia Date: 07/19/2018 Time: 01:15 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I saw this bee on an agastache flower in my backyard. I looked at your guide and it seems to be a resin bee? It’s gorgeous. We used to have … Read more
Subject: What is this bee looking bug? Location: New York, 10960 July 8, 2016 10:07 am I know there are carpenter bees eating away at my deck. But the other day I saw this guy just lurking around. It doesn’t look like the others. The thorax is much longer than the C-bees. And the black … Read more
Subject: Tube Nesting Wasp? Location: Western North Carolina August 19, 2015 9:37 am These rather large (1 inch plus) wasps (?) are busily nesting in the larger of my Mason and Leafcutter Bee nesting tubes, and they seal the end of the tube with a mud plug. Signature: Alan Dear Alan, This is an introduced … Read more
Subject: What kind of bees are these??? Location: Springfield Pa July 5, 2015 10:34 am Can someone please tell me what kind of bees these are? We noticed them last week and sprayed where they seem to be making a nest in the arm of our awning? We thought we got rid of them and … Read more
Subject: wood boring wasp? Location: brisbane Australia March 23, 2014 12:40 am Hey bugman just wondering what this is. Has been boring into wood for years and we’ve never known what it is Signature: wood boring wasp This is a Bee, not a Wasp, and we quickly identified it as a Fire-Tailed Resin Bee, Megachile … Read more
Subject: What’s this bee? Location: North Sutton NH July 10, 2013 8:14 am Found this insect on milkweed with my honey bee’s. Appeared to be just resting. Has large mandible’s on the front. Never seen this one before. Signature: NH Bee Dear NH Bee, This is a Giant Resin Bee, Megachile sculpturalis, and it is … Read more