> Has anyone seen carpenter bees in the Atlantic Provinces? > > Does anyone know what bumble bee blossom damage looks like? The > literature says they chew holes in the bloom. I see nothing in > the blossoms I examined that suggest chewing of any sort. > > Any other suggestions of what could be causing this type of > damage? The grower wondered if it might be caused by vespid > wasps. Another possibility is that Ceratina are responsible. If I had to put money on anything, it'd be that or Bombus. -------(please include "DY" in subj header of mail to this user)-------- Doug Yanega Illinois Natural History Survey, 607 E. Peabody Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 (AND Snow Museum, Univ. of KS, Lawrence, KS 66045) Bitnet: KUENTO@UKANVAX