The Giant Resin Bee Megachilesculpturalis Smith: New Distributional Records for the Mid- and Gulf-south USA

摘要

BackgroundMegachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, the giant resin bee, is an adventive species in the United States. First established in the United States during the early 1990s, records currently exist from most states east of the Mississippi River along with Iowa and Kansas.