Bionomics of Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) matianense (Blüthgen) (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), the predominant pollinating bee in orchards at high altitude in the great Himalaya of Garhwal, U.P., India

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 162-170

  Batra, Suzanne W T ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple; Bee; Himalaya; Nests; Pollination; Prunus; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

LASIOGLOSSUM MATIANENSE;

EID: 0030961444     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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