green headed wasp Agapostemon

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bigdaddie Sevierville, TN(Zone 7a) Jul 18, 2014

Found these on my wife's Sunflowers. was able to find on the internet. Wonder if anyone else has seen them and what are their habits. Live in Sevierville tn

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 18, 2014

These very well could be sweat bees (family Halictidae) in the genus Agapostemon - http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/129268945
See https://www.greatsunflower.org/Agapostemon for information on their life history.

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bigdaddie Sevierville, TN(Zone 7a) Jul 22, 2014

Flapnoodle I agree with the picture and they are Agapostemon bees. Just this is the first time I have seen them, am used to the little sweat bees-harmless except when they get caught in the crook of your arm--ouch. Sunflower is one of those with multiply heads wife wanted to try said they grow to 5 or 6 ft-- it is at 8.5 and still growing. probably will ahve to anchor it down...

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