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Cold Tolerance, Temperature Mediated Discontinuous Gas Exchange, and Emergence of the Blue Orchard Mason Bee (<i>Osmia lignaria</i>)
… subject of this study. One hundred sixty-eight bees were subjected to 5 pre-wintering temperature treatments (two constant temperature controls - 22<sup>o</sup>C, 14<sup>o</sup>C, one of which with and one without a 12h photoperiod, and three 12h:12h thermoperiod treatments – 14:10<sup>o</sup>C, …
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Strawberries (Frag X Anan) Are Bigger When Native Mason Bees (Osmia lignaria) Are Experimentally Added to Small Farms
… all non-wind pollinated crops. Declining honey bee populations have caused a more diligent investigation into using solitary bees for crop pollination. The native, solitary Orchard Mason Bee has shown to successfully pollinate almonds and apples, but there has been little work conducted on their …
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Foraging Behavior of Spring Bees and Their Agricultural Implications
… Collapse Disorder has greatly reduced honey bee populations in the last decade. Native bees have been largely neglected in research, and their floral preferences may have agricultural implications because native bees ameliorate the demand to rely solely on non-native bees. In this work, …
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Nesting Biology of Osmia cornifrons: Implications for Population Management
The Japanese hornfaced bee, Osmia cornifrons (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) is a palearctic mason bee managed for the pollination of early season fruit crops such as apple and blueberry. Since its adoption as a managed pollinator in Japan during the 1940s, a large body of literature has amassed with …
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Nesting aggregation as a Determinant of Brood Parasitism in Mason Bees (Osmia spp.)
… can significantly influence animal populations. Mason bees (members of the genus Osmia; Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) are important pollinators for agricultural systems and are vulnerable to exploitation by brood parasites, such as kleptoparasitic wasps. High levels of nesting density have the …