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Fothergilla gardenii Witch Alder
Fothergilla gardenii (Witch Alder). Photo © Mary Free

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Nectar robbers, like eastern carpenter bees, target bilabiate Salvias.
They obtain nectar by drilling holes like that visible at the base
of the middle flower sepal. Photo © Mary Free

Female and male carpenter bees nectar robbing Salvia.