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Habropoda
digger bees, silver digger bees
Habropoda is a genus of solitary, ground-nesting bees in the family Apidae, tribe Anthophorini, comprising at least 50 described species. These bees are distributed across North America and Asia, with notable species including the silver digger bee (H. miserabilis) in western North America and the blueberry bee (H. laboriosa) in the southeastern United States. Research on Habropoda has contributed significantly to understanding chemical communication in bees, particularly regarding sex pheromone composition and exploitation by nest parasites.