The cuckoo bee then lays her own eggs and gains control of the host ... as well as many other wildflower meadow species. They were once common in prairies, meadows and grasslands across the western ...
who continue collecting pollen and nectar to feed the cuckoo bee’s offspring. Suckley’s cuckoo bumblebees are generalist pollinators and feed on flowers in the aster family, as well as many other ...