Learn about sweat bees. Discover the size, characteristics, and behaviors of this group of bees. ... Some species have small white hairs on their bodies that can form patterns — like stripes.

Sweat bees are not one type of bee. They are a family of small bees. Here's what to know about these insects, including how to control them.

Sweat bees are a large group of small bees, with some only a quarter the size of a honeybee. They have come to be known by the common name "sweat bee" because they are attracted to human perspiration.

The bicolored striped sweat bee has a short tongue, which leads it to collect nectar from flowers with shallow tubes. Its metallic green head makes it relatively easy to spot.

Gibb said sweat bees often have a metallic coloured head and thorax. Yellow jackets are usually larger than hover flies and have a distinct yellow and black striped abdomen. Gibb described hover flies ...

Commonly known as the honey-tailed striped-sweat bee, Agapostemon melliventris is only found in the western United States. Photograph by Joe Wilson Why this remote patch of Utah is such a busy ...

A bicolored striped sweat bee crawls across coneflower in a Marietta yard recently. If you have a recent photo that showcases ...

A Silky Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon sericeus) in a pollinator garden. Photo courtesy of Kent McFarland Still, bees kept by people for honey and other purposes face some of the same threats as ...

I have had enormous buzzing bees; black bees; tiny, yellow-and-black-striped bees; classic honeybees; and a scary selection of yellow jackets and the occasional wasp. Did you know that there are as ...

The sweat bee, H. rubicundus, is less sociable in Scotland than in Cornwall, but is genetically differentiated and genetically isolated too ### Article URL: ...