lantana has No affect on these bees!
Blue banded bees do not eat lantana flowers. The majority of their diet comes from the nectar of blue flowers.
Blue Banded Bees are disappearing because of Pesticides and Lantana. Blue Banded Bees also die in winter because it is to cold for them. Blue Banded Bees are born in spring and then die three months later when they are adults in winter.
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Lantanas aren't harmful at all to Blue Banded Bees. Blue Banded Bees build nests on the stems of Lantanas. And they do not"suck nectar" from them. they ONLY build nests on them. I'm sure you're doing MuM09. the person that answered this before probally does it as well. I do it too. That person probally just wants you to get it wrong. Hope this helped!
Cukoo Bees, run-off, Varroa mites and repointing effect the Blue Banded Bee
the bluebanded bee only dies because it gets stuck inside the Lantana's petals...... Blue Banded Bee also dies because Lantana is a weed and it's posinous!
the blue banded bee is yellow blue and black
No. Cane toads do not pose a threat to blue banded bees.
nectar Like honey bees, the blue banded bee eats nectar from flowers.
The Lantana is visited by bees, and butterflies and is even planted to be used as a "honey plant" or for "butterfly gardening". Some species of birds will eat the bloom of the Lantana. The Blue banded Bee usually collects most of it's nectar from blue blooming flowers, they don't "eat" flowers, including the Lantana.For more details, please see the sites listed below.
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The brightly colored flowers of the lantana attract both bees and butterflies. Lantana grows quickly, producing blue, white, purple, yellow, lilac and orange flowers from summer to early fall.