<i>Agapostemon virescens</i> (IMAGE)

Entomological Society of America

<i>Agapostemon virescens</i>

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This is a sweat bee called Agapostemon virescens, which was one of the most abundant pollinators found in corn and soybean fields in Iowa. Surprisingly, honey bees only accounted for 0.5 percent of the pollinators found.

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Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org

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