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Bee pollination effects on yield and chemical composition of West Indian gherkin fruits (Cucumis anguria L., Cucurbitaceae) in the Brazilian semi-arid region [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Animal pollination plays a key role in global agricultural production and especially of monoecious crops, which are essentially dependent on pollinators.
I. C. S. Magalhães   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Bees of A.L. Mangham Jr. Regional Airport, Nacogdoches, Texas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The United States is home to about 4,000 species of native bees, and many are critically important due to the pollination services they provide (Buchman & Nabhan 1996). Most of these are inconspicuous, solitary bees that nest in the ground.
Bennett, Daniel J., Pingedot, Ryan J.
core   +1 more source

The large carpenter bee Xylocopa augusti (Hymenoptera: Apidae): new record for Chile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The large carpenter bee Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) augusti Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841, is here recorded for the first time in Chile. This new record increases to four the number of carpenter bees known for the country.
Allendes, Juan L.   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Genetic differentiation and adaptive evolution of buff‐tailed bumblebees in Asia

open access: yesInsect Science, EarlyView.
This study investigates the genetic differentiation and local adaptation of the buff‐tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) across its European and Asian populations. Using whole‐genome resequencing, we identified distinct genetic differences between populations, with Asian B. terrestris representing a unique genetic resource.
Long Su   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial Vision and Visually Guided Behavior in Apidae

open access: yesInsects, 2019
The family Apidae, which is amongst the largest bee families, are important pollinators globally and have been well studied for their visual adaptations and visually guided behaviors. This review is a synthesis of what is known about their eyes and visual capabilities.
Almut Kelber, Hema Somanathan
openaire   +4 more sources

Stress in dipteran insects mass‐reared for sterile insect technique applications

open access: yesInsect Science, EarlyView.
The connections between biotic and abiotic stress affecting mass‐reared dipteran insects and the associated stress and immunological responses. Numbers indicate the order in which the topics are discussed in this review. Abstract Stress may be viewed as the disturbance of homeostasis of an organism.
Caroline K. Mirieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Apidae

open access: yes, 2008
APIDAE Apinae Anthophorini Anthophora Latreille, 1803 Anthophora (Mistacanthophora) hilaris Smith, 1879. Ashmead, 1900:300; Friese, 1902:198; Brooks, 1999:115. Genaro, 2007c:250 Anthophora (Mistacanthophora) hispaniolae Brooks, 1999:118. Genaro, 2007c:250 *Hisp. Anthophora (Mistacanthophora) tricolor (Fabricius, 1775). Brooks, 1999:120.
openaire   +2 more sources

The role of artificial nesting boxes and birds’ nests in maintaining vital activity of the Vespidae and Apidae families

open access: yesБіологічні студії, 2022
Background. During 2019‒2021, from the first decade of March to the third decade of July on the territory of northeastern Ukraine, ornithological studies on hollow-nesting birds populating artificial nestings were carried out.
O. O. Yarys, A. B. Chaplygina
doaj   +1 more source

Historical and recent investigations on the bee fauna of Taiwan (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The bee fauna of Taiwan was studied intensively in the first half of last century and was based in large parts on the extensive material collected by Hans Sauter between 1902 and 1914. Subsequent studies on bees of Taiwan have only been sporadic.
Dubitzky, Andreas   +2 more
core  

A gynandromorph of Xylocopa augusti and an unusual record of X. iris from Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
We describe and illustrate for the first time a mixed gynandromorph of Xylocopa(Neoxylocopa) augusti Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also, we document and discuss a historical specimen of the Old World carpenter bee X. (Copoxyla)
Gonzalez, Victor H.   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

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