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Factors threatening solitary bees

This bachelor's thesis examines the factors threatening solitary bees and their essential role in ecosystems and agriculture. Solitary bees, which constitute the majority of bee diversity, are crucial pollinators that support biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Mitrofanov, Aleksandr
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Drought stress influences foraging preference of a solitary bee on two wildflowers. [PDF]

Ann Bot
Rose-Person A, Santiago LS, Rafferty NE.
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Vacancy : Sculpture for solitary bees

This is a project that focuses on building awareness for solitary bees and how we can use public sculptures/artifacts to help and to create a positive vision of the future through art, design,science and to promote bio diversity. A lot of modern techniques like 3D modeling, 3D printing, and CNC milling were used to bring this artifact to life.
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Increased overwintering temperature reduces reproductive success of the solitary bee species Osmia bicornis. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Müller S, Collatz J, Richter H, Zboray R, Albrecht M.   +4 more
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Co-exposure to a honeybee pathogen and an insecticide: synergistic effects in a new solitary bee host but not in <i>Apis mellifera</i>. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci
Tadei R, Cilia G, Mathias da Silva EC, Sancho Blanco G, Albacete S, Azpiazu C, Granato A, Bortolin F, Martini A, Bosch J, Malaspina O, Sgolastra F.   +11 more
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Environmentally acquired gut-associated bacteria are not critical for growth and survival in a solitary bee, Megachile rotundata. [PDF]

Appl Environ Microbiol
Brar G, Floden M, McFrederick Q, Rajamohan A, Yocum G, Bowsher J.   +5 more
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Telomere length is longer following diapause in two solitary bee species. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Grula CC, Rinehart JD, Anacleto A, Kittilson JD, Heidinger BJ, Greenlee KJ, Rinehart JP, Bowsher JH.   +7 more
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Social conditions facilitate water conservation in a solitary bee. [PDF]

J Insect Sci
Ostwald MM, Venegas VA, Seltmann KC.
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The nesting ecology of fossorial solitary bees [PDF]

In the UK, fossorial solitary bees account for approximately 52% of bee\ud species, but their nesting ecology has received little attention in the\ud academic literature. This research gap is largely a result of logistical\ud barriers, which centre around the difficulties associated with locating nests\ud and the time resources required to collect ...
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Extreme heat exposure of host plants indirectly reduces solitary bee fecundity and survival. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci
Walters J, Barlass M, Fisher R, Isaacs R.   +3 more
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