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'''''Osmia atriventris''''', sometimes referred to as the '''Maine blueberry bee''', is a [[Megachilidae|megachilid bee]] native to eastern [[North America]] from [[Nova Scotia]] to [[Alberta]] in the north, and [[Iowa]] to [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in the south. This solitary bee normally gathers pollen from many different flowers, but will pollinate [[blueberries]], and is sometimes used commercially for this purpose.


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'''''Osmia atriventris''''', sometimes referred to as the '''Maine blueberry bee''', is a [[Megachilidae|megachilid bee]] native to eastern [[North America]] from [[Nova Scotia]] to [[Alberta]] in the north, and [[Iowa]] to [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in the south. This solitary bee normally gathers pollen from many different flowers, but will pollinate [[blueberries]], and is sometimes used commercially for this purpose.
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[[Category:Osmia|atriventris]]
[[Category:Osmia|atriventris]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Eastern United States]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Eastern United States]]
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[[Category:Pollinator insects]]


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Osmia atriventris
Osmia atriventris, female
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Osmia atriventris
Cresson, 1864

Osmia atriventris, sometimes referred to as the Maine blueberry bee, is a megachilid bee native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Alberta in the north, and Iowa to Georgia in the south. This solitary bee normally gathers pollen from many different flowers, but will pollinate blueberries, and is sometimes used commercially for this purpose.

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