This looks to me like the giant resin bee *Megachile sculptaris* In eastern North America they nest in old carpenter bee burrows, which are typically chewed into timbers. On Thursday 11 July 2024 at 15:38:07 UTC-4 ktotten wrote:
> I work at a historic house and recently we have seen several bees on the > second floor office space. They are large (around 3cm long), mostly black, > with large pinchers. After one I thought it was a fluke, but after the > fourth, I'm worried for the staff working in those offices. > > I believe it might be a leaf-cutter bee? We have gardens behind the house > with a pollinator garden, so bees are not unusual but they have never > gotten in the house before. > > I've already contacted our usual pest guy, but I'm hoping for help IDing > and mitigation advice before he arrives. Any ideas? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/bdc65116-2c88-4541-b538-7219b1c95350n%40googlegroups.com.
