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Forest habitats and plant communities strongly predicts Megachilidae bee biodiversity [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2023
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
doaj   +4 more sources

A cytochrome P450 insecticide detoxification mechanism is not conserved across the Megachilidae family of bees [PDF]

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, 2023
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
doaj   +3 more sources

The antennal transcriptome analysis and characterizations of odorant-binding proteins in Megachile saussurei (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2023
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
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparative Mitogenomic Analysis of Two Cuckoo Bees (Apoidea: Anthophila: Megachilidae) with Phylogenetic Implications

open access: yesInsects, 2021
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
doaj   +2 more sources

Catálogo de los Megachilidae del Mediterráneo occidental (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). I. Osmiini

open access: diamondGraellsia, 2006
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
doaj   +3 more sources

Augmentation of managed populations of Osmia cornuta and O. rufa (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Southeastern Europe

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2006
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
exaly   +3 more sources

Catálogo de los Megachilidae del Mediterráneo occidental (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). III. Anthidiini y Dioxyini

open access: diamondGraellsia, 2008
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
doaj   +3 more sources

Claves y datos nuevos de las especies ibéricas del género Stelis Panzer, 1806 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae, Anthidiini)

open access: diamondGraellsia, 2009
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
doaj   +3 more sources

Solitary bee larvae modify bacterial diversity of pollen provisions in the stem-nesting bee, Osmia cornifrons (Megachilidae)

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2023
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Osmia taurus (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): A Non-native Bee Species With Invasiveness Potential in North America

open access: yesEnvironmental Entomology, 2023
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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