Re: LEAF HOLES
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- Subject: Re: LEAF HOLES
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 21:27:53 -0600 (MDT)
Bill Shear writes (27 May 97):
> 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).
Interesting! In these parts the leaf cutter bees cut semicircular pieces
out of the margins of leaves and by the latter part of summer the leaves of
their favorite plants, lilacs and peonies, have completely scalloped edges.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@cache.net
