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Colonização e biologia reprodutiva de mamangavas (Xylocopa frontalis) em um modelo de ninho racional Colonization and reproductive biology of carpenter bees (Xylocopa frontalis) in a model of rational nesting box

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2003
As mamangavas (Xylocopa spp.) são importantes polinizadores, mas o seu criatório para introdução em áreas agrícolas tem sido dificultado pelo hábito de nidificação dessas abelhas.
José Hugo de Oliveira Filho   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Path to Otopia: an Australian Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper is a response to an invitation from SASA to deliver a keynote address on the topic: "The History of Innovative Organic Knowledge: Past, Present (and Future?)” to the Soil Association of South Australia (SASA) on the occasion of the launching ...
Paull, John
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Relationships Between Shared Group Properties: Theory, Measurement, Estimation, and Adjustment

open access: yesPersonnel Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Teams researchers, meta‐analysts, and others often study relationships between group‐level constructs measured by aggregating individual‐level variables, but it is well‐known that group‐mean correlations are influenced by individual‐level relationships.
Mark A. Maltarich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative assessment of hemolymph composition and bioactivity in different bee species

open access: yesJournal of Basic and Applied Zoology
Background Hemolymph, as mediator of immune responses and nutrient circulation, can be used as physiological marker of an insect’s health, environmental quality or ecological adaptations.
Salma A. Elfar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Powderpost Beetles and Other Wood-Infesting Insects

open access: yesEDIS, 1999
This document provides an overview of powderpost beetles and other wood-infesting insects, detailing their identification, life cycles, and the damage they cause to wooden structures.
P.G. Koehler
doaj   +1 more source

Carpenter Bees

open access: yes, 2009
A 2 page overview of carpenter bee life history and management information for New York State ...
Klass, Carolyn, Raffensperger, Edgar M.
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The influence of pigmentation patterning on bumblebee foraging from flowers of Antirrhinum majus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Patterns of pigmentation overlying the petal vasculature are common in flowering plants,and have been postulated to play a role in pollinator attraction.
Glover, Beverley J.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Macronutrient composition in pollen affects development and survival in wild bees

open access: yesPhysiological Entomology, EarlyView.
Small carpenter bees (Ceratina calcarata) were reared on diets formulated with black poplar and dandelion pollen, while closely monitoring developmental metrics, lipid content and survival. Macronutrient analyses on both pollen types revealed dandelion pollen contained lower levels of protein, essential amino acids and several fatty acids, which ...
Khara W. Stephen, Sandra M. Rehan
wiley   +1 more source

New species and designation of primary types in Neotropical carpenter bees of the genus Xylocopa Latreille (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

open access: yesJournal of Hymenoptera Research, 2017
We describe and figure two distinctive new species of Neotropical carpenter bees of the genus Xylocopa, X. (Schonnherria) barbarae sp. n. from Bolivia, and X. (Schonnherria) bigibbosa sp. n. from Peru. To stabilize the names, we designate a neotype for X.
Mariano Lucia, Victor H. Gonzalez
doaj   +3 more sources

Carpenter Bees

open access: yes, 2008
Carpenter bees are large, hairy bees in the genus Xylocopa and order Hymenoptera. There are over 500 species of carpenter bees distributed worldwide. In Utah, we have two common species, X. californica and X. tabaniformis. Carpenter bees in Utah are most likely found in Washington, Kane and Garfield counties, and are rarely found in Salt Lake and Utah ...
Hodgson, Erin W., Trina, Jessie
openaire   +1 more source

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