As the title says I accidentally dug up a leaf cutter nest today. There were 2-4 tubes and they are now fallen apart on the ground as I had to repot some plants. I definitely dug one up the other day too and was really confused as to what it was, but looked it up today after finding more. (I originally thought maybe it was something like hornworms which I know go into the soil)
I feel bad as I love bees (and love them for my garden too!) and wouldn’t have purposely destroyed them. I’m in the northern hemisphere so beginning of summer - will they be able to start over again with their nest? I did leave the leaves/tubes that stayed in tact (really just the first set of leaves) on the ground near where the pot used to be.
Anything else I can do to help them? What do I do if I find more? (I have a couple more plants that need repotting)
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/Entomology/comments/nuj8d0/accidentally_dug_up_leaf_cutter_bee_nest/
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