Thanks to all.
I found a few answers too.
http://www.ento.csiro.au/research/pe..._research.html
http://www.floraforfauna.com/downloa...ative_Bees.pdf
http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=242
Cheers Pax
"Wanda" wrote in message
...
I thought the same. I had a colony of the things living in various holes
in
a retaining wall at my last place. I think they were also called
Australian
Blue Bee?
"Chookie" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Don Smith" wrote:
Commonly known as the saw-fly. Its grubs gather in big clusters on
the
trees and are sometimes called "spitfires".
Really? IME spitfires are very obvious and tend to defoliate rather
than
cut
circles. I thought the leaf-cutting bee was a solitary native bee that
used
the leaves for its nest. I would move a few other plants to the same
area
in
the hope that the bee will move on to them.
--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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