Social Pear Sawfly vs Southeastern Blueberry Bee

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Social Pear Sawfly Southeastern Blueberry Bee
Scientific Name Neurotoma saltuum Habropoda laboriosa
Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera
Family Pamphiliidae Apidae
Size 10-12 mm 12-15 mm
Habitat Orchards Deserts & Drylands
Diet Fruit Feeders Pollen Feeders
Regions Europe, Western Asia Southeastern United States from Virginia to Florida and west to Mississippi
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Social Pear Sawfly

A broad-bodied sawfly with long antennae whose larvae spin communal webs on pear and other fruit trees. Multiple larvae feed together within the silk nest.

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Did You Know?

The larvae build elaborate communal silk nests that can envelope entire branch clusters, creating conspicuous webbed masses on fruit trees.

Southeastern Blueberry Bee

A fuzzy native bee that is the most efficient pollinator of blueberry flowers in North America. It uses buzz pollination to shake pollen loose from blueberry blossoms.

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Did You Know?

A single female can pollinate enough blueberry flowers to produce over a gallon of blueberries in her lifetime.