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Forest habitats and plant communities strongly predicts Megachilidae bee biodiversity [PDF]
Megachilidae is one of the United States’ most diverse bee families, with 667 described species in 19 genera. Unlike other bee families, which are primarily ground nesters, most megachilid bees require biotic cavities for nesting (i.e., wood, pithy stems,
Lindsie M. McCabe+2 more
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A cytochrome P450 insecticide detoxification mechanism is not conserved across the Megachilidae family of bees [PDF]
Recent work has demonstrated that many bee species have specific cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) that can efficiently detoxify certain insecticides. The presence of these P450s, belonging or closely related to the CYP9Q subfamily (CYP9Q‐related), is ...
Angela Hayward+10 more
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The antennal transcriptome analysis and characterizations of odorant-binding proteins in Megachile saussurei (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). [PDF]
Background Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are essential in insect’s daily behaviors mediated by olfactory perception. Megachile saussurei Radoszkowski (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) is a principal insect pollinating alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) in ...
Li WZ+4 more
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Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea and Anthophila) are distributed worldwide and considered the primary pollinators of angiosperm. Megachilidae is one of the largest families of Anthophila.
Huanhuan Lu+5 more
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Catálogo de los Megachilidae del Mediterráneo occidental (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). I. Osmiini
El catálogo objeto de este trabajo es una primera entrega de una serie de tres que los autores han realizado sobre la familia Megachilidae en el área mediterránea occidental, como base de la revisión que se está llevando a cabo sobre los megaquílidos ...
C. Ornosa+2 more
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We describe augmentation of managed populations of Osmia cornuta and O. rufa in the vicinity of Belgrade (Serbia). Annual augmentation of O. cornuta populations was more than five-fold during the six years of our study.
Ljubiša Stanisavljevi
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El catálogo objeto de este trabajo es la tercera y última entrega de una serie de tres que los autores han realizado sobre la familia Megachilidae en el territorio comprendido corológicamente en el área mediterránea occidental, como base de la revisión ...
C. Ornosa+2 more
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El trabajo actual, dentro de la revisión que se está realizando de la familia Megachilidae en la fauna ibérica, incluye las claves de identificación para las especies del género Stelis Panzer, 1806. Las claves se acompañan de numerosas ilustraciones para
C. Ornosa, F. Torres, J. Ortiz-Sánchez
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Microbes, including diverse bacteria and fungi, play an important role in the health of both solitary and social bees. Among solitary bee species, in which larvae remain in a closed brood cell throughout development, experiments that modified or ...
Jordan G. Kueneman+4 more
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Bees are important pollinators and are essential for the reproduction of many plants in natural and agricultural ecosystems. However, bees can have adverse ecological effects when introduced to areas outside of their native geographic ranges.
Grace M. Gutierrez+4 more
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