The scientific name of the Southeastern blueberry bee, Habropoda laboriosa, is Greek and Latin in origin. Habropoda comes from the Greek words habro which means graceful or elegant and poda meaning foot, in reference to the bee’s delicate legs. Laboriosa is Latin for industrious or hardworking, which reflects the bee’s important role as a pollinator of blueberry plants. Therefore the name Habropoda laboriosa roughly translates to graceful-footed hardworking bee.