Squash bee, also known as squash and gourd bee, refers to two related genera of bees in the Eucerini tribe: Peponapis and Xenoglossia. Both genera are oligoleges or pollen specialists on the plant genus Cucurbita and closely related plants, but they do not typically visit watermelon, cucumber, or melon plants. But did you know that […]
Squash Bees are Bee Species That Sleep Inside Pumpkin Flowers. Read More »
When the first leaf of autumn falls and the first gust of cool wind comes, we all know that the holidays are just around the corner. Before Christmas arrives, Thanksgiving is celebrated all over the United States and Canada. And since pumpkins and squash were grown by the Natives, they brought these to the first
Why Did Southern States Reject Pumpkin Pie? Read More »
Without us, pumpkins may have gone extinct People in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving each year with a feast that includes pumpkins. But it turns out that pumpkins—along with the rest of Cucurbita, the plant genus that includes gourds and squash, have us to thank, too. More than 10,000 years ago, the extremely bitter-tasting wild
