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name = from their habit of boring into wood to make galleries for the rearing of young
from their habit of boring into wood to make galleries for the rearing of young
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Adult body length about INCH to 1 inch
1/2 inch
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Adult body length about 1/2 inch to INCH
1 inch
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Adult = _ in form, resembling bumble bees, but with
top surface of abdomen largely bare and shining
robust
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Adult = robust in form, resembling _ _, but with
top surface of abdomen largely bare and shining
bumble bees
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Adult = robust in form, resembling bumble bees, but with
_ _ of abdomen largely bare and shining
top surface
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Adult = robust in form, resembling bumble bees, but with
top surface of abdomen largely _ and _
bare and shining
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are not _ insects and do not live in nests or colonies
social
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are not social insects and do not live in _ or _
nests or colonies
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The adults over _, typically in abandoned nest tunnels
overwinter
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The adults over winter, typically in abandoned _ _
nest tunnels
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In the _, the survivors emerge and feed on nectar.
spring
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In the spring, the survivors _ and feed on nectar.
emerge
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In the spring, the survivors emerge and feed on _
nectar
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The mated female may either reuse an old _
gallery
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The mated female may construct a new gallery by _ an old gallery,
lengthening
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The mated female may _ an entirely new gallery
bore
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The mated female may _ a gallery from a common entrance hole
extend
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The mated female may extend a gallery from a _ _ _
common entrance hole
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female typically bores a _ _ (same diameter as her body) straight into
the wood across the wood grain for a distance equal to her body length
circular hole
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female typically bores a circular hole (___) straight into
the wood across the wood grain for a distance equal to her body length
same diameter as her body
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female typically bores a circular hole (same diameter as her body) straight into
the wood across the _ _ for a distance equal to her body length
wood grain
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female typically bores a circular hole (same diameter as her body) straight into
the wood across the wood grain for a distance _ to her body length
equal
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female typically bores a circular hole (same diameter as her body) straight into
the wood across the wood grain for a distance equal to her _ _
body length
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Additional _ may be excavated
above/below earlier galleries resulting in
2 or 3 tiers/levels of galleries
galleries
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Additional galleries may be excavated
_/_ earlier galleries resulting in
2 or 3 tiers/levels of galleries
above/below
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Additional galleries may be excavated
above/below earlier galleries resulting in
NUMBER or NUMBER tiers/levels of galleries
2 or 3
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prefer to nest in _ and unpainted wood
weathered
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prefer to nest in weathered and _ wood
unpainted
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Male carpenter bees tend to be _ and _ when humans approach, sometimes hovering a
short distance in front of the face or buzzing one’s head.
territorial and aggressive
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Male carpenter bees tend to be territorial and often become
aggressive when humans approach, sometimes hovering a
short distance ___ or buzzing one’s head.
in front of the face
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males have no _. female does have a potent sting which is _ _
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control consists of treating _ _ _ with an appropriately labeled pesticide
each individual gallery
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control = _, wettable powders, microencapsulated, and aerosol residual formulations work best
dusts
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control = Dusts, _ _, microencapsulated, and aerosol residual formulations work best
wettable powders
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control = Dusts, wettable powders, _, and aerosol residual formulations work best
microencapsulated
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control = Dusts, wettable powders, microencapsulated, and _ _ formulations work best
aerosol residual
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control = _ _ systems are probably the most efficient and
safest way to treat galleries, especially when on a ladder
aerosol injection
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control = Aerosol injection systems are probably the most _ and _ way to treat galleries, especially when on a ladder
efficient and safest
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control = Aerosol injection systems are probably the most efficient and
safest way to treat _, especially when on a ladder
galleries
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control = Aerosol injection systems are probably the most efficient and
safest way to treat galleries, especially when on a _
ladder
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control = Do not _ the treated gallery for 24-48 hours so that
the female has time to be exposed to a lethal dose
seal
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control = Do not seal the treated gallery for NUMBER-NUMBER hours so that
the female has time to be exposed to a lethal dose
24-48 hours
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control = Do not seal the treated gallery for 24-48 hours so that
the _ has time to be exposed to a lethal dose
female
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control = Do not seal the treated gallery for 24-48 hours so that
the female has time to be exposed to a _ _
lethal does
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control = after treating an individual gallery, seal the
entry holes with wood filler or 3/8 inch wood dowel plugs to
discourage reuse of existing galleries
individual gallery
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control = after treating an individual gallery, seal the
_ _ with wood filler or 3/8 inch wood dowel plugs to
discourage reuse of existing galleries
entry holes
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control = after treating an individual gallery, seal the
entry holes with _ _ or 3/8 inch wood dowel plugs to
discourage reuse of existing galleries
wood filler
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control = after treating an individual gallery, seal the
entry holes with wood filler or 3/8 inch _ _ plugs to
discourage reuse of existing galleries
wood dowel
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control = _ _ bees should contact a lethal dose before they can emerge
newly matured bees
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control = Newly matured bees should contact a lethal dose before they can _
emerge
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control = _ galleries may be adopted by the
mason wasp, Monobia quadridens (Linnaeus), and by the giant resin bee,
Megachile sculpturalis Smith, where these species occur
abandoned
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control = they rarely attack _ _
painted wood
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control = they rarely attack _ _
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