Venom profile of the European carpenter bee Xylocopa violacea: Evolutionary and applied considerations on its toxin components [PDF]
Toxicon: X, 2022 Modern venomics is increasing its focus on hymenopterans such as honeybees, bumblebees, parasitoid wasps, ants and true wasps. However solitary bees remain understudied in comparison and the few available venom studies focus on short melittin-like ...
Björn M. von Reumont +2 more
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Tools to Tie: Flower Characteristics, VOC Emission Profile, and Glandular Trichomes of Two Mexican Salvia Species to Attract Bees [PDF]
Plants, 2020 A plant can combine physical and chemical tools to interact with other organisms. Some are designed for pollinator attraction (i.e., colors and volatile organic compounds-VOCs); others can act to discourage herbivores (i.e., non-glandular trichomes). Few
Claudia Giuliani +7 more
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Exploring the biodiversity of Bifidobacterium asteroides among honey bee microbiomes. [PDF]
Environ Microbiol, 2022 Bifidobacterium asteroides is considered the ancestor of the genus Bifidobacterium, which has evolved in close touch with the hindgut of social insects.
Lugli GA +6 more
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Biology of Xylocopa (Xylocopa) violacea, (L., 1758): Giant Nest! (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
, 2016 The present paper aims to find an explanation for the presence of exceptionally long and branched nests in the Xylocopini species. Two giant nests of Xylocopa violacea (L., 1758), excavated in a Prunus persica trunk, were found in 1994: M94/1 and M94/2.
Vicidomini, Salvatore
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New locality records for Xylocopa (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopinae) fauna of Turkey
Біологічні студії, 2022 Background. The article presents the results of the research on carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopinae: Xylocopa) housed in the Lodos Entomological Museum (Ege University, Izmir, Turkey).
S. Tezcan, I. Skyrpan
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A survey and phenotypic study of carpenter bee species recorded in Kzo village and its environs / Dohuk Governorate – Iraq [PDF]
NTU Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, 2022 All studies were conducted during the years 2020-2021 in the village of Kzo and its environs of Dohuk Governorate / northern of Iraq, the results of the survey led to the collection of 42 samples, Samples which all belongs to the genus Xylocopa ...
bamarni, Rawshan +2 more
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The first record of phoretic mite Sennertia cerambycina (Acari, Chaetodactylidae) in Serbia [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”The phoretic mite Sennertia cerambycina (Scopoli, 1763) (Acari, Chaetodactylidae) has been documented for the first time within the territory of Serbia.
Mihailo Vujić, Vukašin Gojšina
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Trees, Forests and People, 2021 For the effective management of economically and ecologically valuable tree species, it is crucial to understand pollination and resource allocation particularly in biotic pollinated species. Gmelina arborea Roxb. growing in moist tropical forest of Indo-
Kewat Sanjay Kumar +2 more
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Differences in microbiota between two multilocus lineages of the sugarcane Aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) in the continental United States [PDF]
, 2020 The sugarcane aphid (SCA), Melanaphis Sacchari (Zehntner) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), has been considered an invasive pest of sugarcane in the continental United States since 1977. Then, in 2013, SCA abruptly became a serious pest of U.S.
Antwi, Josephine B. +11 more
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First record of the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the Canary Islands confirmed by DNA barcoding [PDF]
, 2020 Island ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the introduction of exotic species that can have an impact on local fauna and flora. Here, the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens is reported in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) for the first time.
De la Rúa, Pilar +3 more
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