Petals and leaves: quantifying the use of nest building materials by the world's most valuable solitary bee.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3584
Abstract: The alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata, hereafter simply "leafcutter bee") is a solitary, cavity-nesting bee native to Eurasia, managed as an agricultural pollinator of alfalfa and several other crops in North America since the 1940s… read more here.
Keywords: cane 2011; pitts singer; valuable solitary; singer cane ... See more keywords
Infection with the multi-host micro-parasite Apicystis bombi (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinorida) decreases survival of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2018.09.005
Abstract: The micro-parasites present in the Apidae pollinator community are mostly multi-host pathogens. To study the impact of these multi-host pathogens on the Apidae pollinator community, as a driver of wild bee decline, pathological studies are… read more here.
Keywords: multi host; solitary bee; micro; host ... See more keywords
Solitary Bee Life History Traits and Sex Mediate Responses to Manipulated Seasonal Temperatures and Season Length
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DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00314
Abstract: The effects of climate change on solitary bee species, the most diverse and abundant group of wild pollinators, remain poorly understood, limiting our ability to forecast consequences for bee-plant interactions and pollination services. Life history… read more here.
Keywords: spp; life; spring; solitary bee ... See more keywords
The Supercooling Responses of the Solitary Bee Osmia excavata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) under the Biological Stress of Its Brood Parasite, Sapyga coma (Hymenoptera: Sapygidae)
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13030235
Abstract: Simple Summary Insects have different strategies to adapt to environment change and parasites, but the supercooling response of pollinator populations under the biological stress has not been sufficiently investigated. This study assessed the supercooling traits… read more here.
Keywords: supercooling points; brood parasite; solitary bee;