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