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Only one female will collect pollen
My understanding is that they are considered both a pest and an important pollinator in Hawaii. Viriditas ( talk) 12:09, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Many of the sources are saying that X. sonorina is a synonym for Xylocopa varipuncta. What to do? Viriditas ( talk) 10:10, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Snelling 2003 appears to have all the answers. Viriditas ( talk) 13:05, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
It looks like Xylocopa sonorina arrived in Hawaii sometime between these two dates, from my understanding of the lumber industry. That is to say, it is very likely the species hitched a ride inside some wood, as Hurd 1955 gives an account if this in the 20th century, but going the opposite direction, from Hawaii to California. Viriditas ( talk) 10:09, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
This article is very redundant and repeats several sentences verbatim throughout, such as the descriptions of the species life cycle. 11 September 2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carzhong ( talk • contribs) 02:43, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
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Only one female will collect pollen
My understanding is that they are considered both a pest and an important pollinator in Hawaii. Viriditas ( talk) 12:09, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Many of the sources are saying that X. sonorina is a synonym for Xylocopa varipuncta. What to do? Viriditas ( talk) 10:10, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Snelling 2003 appears to have all the answers. Viriditas ( talk) 13:05, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
It looks like Xylocopa sonorina arrived in Hawaii sometime between these two dates, from my understanding of the lumber industry. That is to say, it is very likely the species hitched a ride inside some wood, as Hurd 1955 gives an account if this in the 20th century, but going the opposite direction, from Hawaii to California. Viriditas ( talk) 10:09, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
This article is very redundant and repeats several sentences verbatim throughout, such as the descriptions of the species life cycle. 11 September 2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carzhong ( talk • contribs) 02:43, 12 September 2014 (UTC)