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» Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Biology and Management
   Discusses lifecycle, management, and nesting activities.
   http://www.pollination.com/managed/alfalfabee.cfm

» Current Status of the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Megachile rotundata, as a Pollinator of Alfalfa Seed
   Discusses management, diseases, and the future of using these bees, in conjunction with honey bees, to pollinate Alfalfa crops in California.
   http://www.pollination.com/publications/IPSpub02.cfm

» Giant Resin Bee
   Photograph and information on Megachile sculpturalis from the Virginia Cooperative Extension.
   http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/444/444-206/444-206.html

» Leaf-Cutter Bees
   Popular article about leaf-cutter bees, family Megachilidae, and their nesting behavior.
   http://crawford.tardigrade.net/bugs/BugofMonth23.html

» Megachile Species
   Photographs of different species, mostly mounted.
   http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/025068022ap.html

» Megachile sp: Leafcutter Bee
   Description of a bee in this genus and a photograph of its nest.
   http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Leafcutter-Bee/Megachile/sp.html

» Megachilidae
   Information from Wikipedia on this family of solitary bees, commonly called leafcutter or mason bees depending on the material of which they construct their nests.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachilidae

» Megachilidae: Leafcutting Bees
   Provides photographs and information on these bees, their distribution, description, biology, host plants, natural enemies and management.
   http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/leafcutting_bees.htm

» Wool Carder Bee
   Photographs of Anthidium manicatum, description, life history and habits.
   http://wiki.bugwood.org/HPIPM:Wool_Carder_Bee