This is the first study of the nesting ecology of Megachile (Pseudocentrorì) alleni, a common ground-nesting solitary bee found throughout the Bahamas. While apparently an important pollinator in ...

Like most bees, this leaf-cutting bee, Megachile brevis, is solitary, with each female building her own nest cells out of bits of leaves and petals without the help of a worker caste. These bees earn ...