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Epeoloides pilosulus (Cresson) Rediscovered in Michigan, with Notes on the Distribution and Status of its Macropis hosts. [PDF]
, 2019 Epeoloides pilosulus (Cresson 1878) is one of the rarest bees in North America with only a handful of records since 1960. The last collection in Michigan was made in 1944.
Gibbs, Jason +4 more
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How a Traveling Exhibition on Wasps Altered Public Perceptions
Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Media portrays a caricature of the “evil” wasp (a flying insect), perpetuating fears developed at a young age or from individual negative experiences. Because wasps are critically important to nature and our agriculture, it is important to provide some form of education to lessen this fear.
Brenna L. Decker +3 more
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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva +3 more
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Different Pollinators’ Functional Traits Can Explain Pollen Load in Two Solitary Oil-Collecting Bees
Insects, 2020 Functional traits have been shown to be a good predictor of pollen load for some pollinator bee species, but little is known about solitary bees. In this study, I used two solitary oil-collecting bees to explore the impact of functional traits on the ...
Maureen Murúa
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Beehavior and Beyond: Realizations in Research [PDF]
, 2015 Most people would mistake the small carpenter bee Ceratina calcarata and its relatives for ants with wings,and I won’t pretend that I could tell the difference before I spent a summer researching this particular bee species.
Lombard, Sean
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Unusual nesting behavior in Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) [PDF]
, 2017 The Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee, Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata (Fabricius), is one of the most studied solitary bees in the world. Although its nesting biology is well documented, it has not yet been reported nesting in cavities that expose the nests to
Sheffield, Cory Silas
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Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.Yeasts that specialize in flower nectar play an important role in pollination ecology. Metschnikowia reukaufii and Metschnikowia koreensis were the most prevalent nectar yeasts found in our field sites. Bee pollinators exhibited different behavioural responses to nectar yeasts in field experiments. Bees visited more flowers with M.
M. Elizabeth Moore +8 more
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetySolitary bees provide essential pollination services. Concerns for the decline of these wild bee species have led to calls for their inclusion in pesticide risk assessment. Solitary bees differ from honey bees in their physiology and ecology and this may
Helen Hesketh +5 more
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Insect pollinators of haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada
Open Agriculture, 2019 Recently, the Yukon has seen a large growth in agricultural activity. Crops of commercial interest for local consumption and the export market include domestic berries, especially haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.).
Leung Maria C.-Y., Forrest Jessica R.K.
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Pollinators In Peril: A Systematic Status Review of North American and Hawaiian Native Bees [PDF]
, 2017 While the decline of European honeybees in the United States and beyond has been well publicized in recent years, the more than 4,000 species of native bees in North America and Hawaii have been much less documented. Although these native bees are not as
Kelsey Kopec, Lori Ann Burd
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