Development of a multiplex microsatellite marker set for the study of the solitary red mason bee, Osmia bicornis (Megachilidae).
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DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06796-x
Abstract: BACKGROUND Solitary bees, such as the red mason bee (Osmia bicornis), provide important ecosystem services including pollination. In the face of global declines of pollinator abundance, such haplodiploid Hymenopterans have a compounded extinction risk due… read more here.
Keywords: mason bee; osmia bicornis; red mason; osmia ... See more keywords
Chromosomal-level genome assembly of solitary bee pollinator Osmia excavata Alfken (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
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DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-05080-y
Abstract: Osmia spp. is a genus of solitary bees that serves as excellent pollinators for various fruit trees and has the potential to enhance pollination services in both agricultural and natural ecosystems. However, the absence of… read more here.
Keywords: osmia; genome; chromosomal level; level genome ... See more keywords
Palaearctic Osmia bees of the subgenera Allosmia and Neosmia (Megachilidae, Osmiini): biology, taxonomy and key to species.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5188.3.1
Abstract: Osmia (Allosmia) and O. (Neosmia) are two closely related Palaearctic osmiine bee subgenera (Megachilidae, Megachilinae, Osmiini) comprising eleven and ten species, respectively. Analysis of female pollen loads revealed that the representatives of O. (Allosmia) and… read more here.
Keywords: megachilidae; osmia; neosmia; biology ... See more keywords