Flower-Visiting Insects
of Bog Rosemary
Andromeda glaucophylla (Bog Rosemary)
(bees suck nectar or collect pollen, while flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; observations are from Small and Reader)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera fq (Rd); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus spp. sn fq (Rd), Bombus affinis (Rd), Bombus fervida (Rd), Bombus impatiens (Sm, Rd), Bombus ternarius (Sm), Bombus terricola (Rd), Bombus vagans (Rd), Psithyrus sp. sn (Rd)
Bees (short-tongued)
Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena sp. (Rd)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis sp. fq (Rd); Bombyliidae: Bombylius sp. (Rd)