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Osmia rufa L. (Osmia bicornis L.) is a species of a solitary bee, which pollinates many wild and cultivated plants. A total of 900 cocoons containing mature individuals of Osmia rufa L.
Monika FLISZKIEWICZ+2 more
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A new osmiine bee species, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) onosmaevaesp. nov. (Megachilidae), is described. So far, this species is exclusively known from the Mercantour National Park in the southwestern French Alps and from mountainous ranges in Turkey and northern
Matthieu Aubert+2 more
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The current pesticide risk assessment paradigm may not adequately protect solitary bees as it focuses primarily on the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) is a potential surrogate species for use in pesticide ...
G. Ansell+3 more
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Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of the Chicago Area: Diversity and Habitat Use in an Urbanized Landscape [PDF]
Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) were collected at 24 sites chosen to represent the diversity of urban and natural habitats in the Chicago metropolitan area. Species richness was assessed for each site.
Molumby, Alan, Przybylowicz, Tomasz
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El trabajo actual, dentro de la revisión que está en curso sobre la familia Megachilidae en la fauna ibérica, incluye las claves de identificación para las 20 especies del género Coelioxys Latreille, 1809 que, según el conocimiento actual, habitan en ...
F. J. Ortiz-Sánchez+2 more
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Megachile sculpturalis (Smith, 1853) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) is an invasive solitary bee that is rapidly spreading all over Europe. The present study aims to update the distribution of this species in Italy.
E. Ruzzier+5 more
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A gynandromorph of Xylocopa augusti and an unusual record of X. iris from Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini) [PDF]
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
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Use of Communal Nest Entrances by \u3ci\u3eOsmia Simillima\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) [PDF]
Six Osmia simillima females used communal nest entrances to gain access to their nests in a piece of buried wood.
Scott, Virginia
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Background Bees are among the most important pollinators (Klein et al., 2007; Ollerton et al., 2011) with an estimated global monetary value of ecosystem services of minimum US$195 billion per year (Porto et al., 2020).
Jovana Bila Dubaic´, J. Lanner
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A survey of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Isfahan Province, Iran [PDF]
In this survey, 154 bee species of Apoidea superfamily, from the western part of the Isfahan province, Iran were recorded, of which 29 species are new for the fauna of Iran.
Razieh Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh+1 more
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