RE: LEAF HOLES
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- Subject: RE: LEAF HOLES
- From: B* S* <b*@tiger.hsc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 07:09:39 -0600 (MDT)
A possible culprit for the leaf holes are leaf-cutter bees. These small
bees nest in holes in dead trees, etc., which they provision with neatly
circular pieces of fresh, soft leaf to feed their larvae. Here they mostly
attack Epimedium (curiously, just one variety), making the leaves look like
Swiss cheese. Aside from the fact that it looks bizarre, they do no harm
and in fact are pollinators for many native plants (the adults feed on
nectar).
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@tiger.hsc.edu>
