Management of Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) populations for almond pollination: Methods to advance bee emergence

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 874-883

  Bosch, J ^a   Kemp, W P ^a   Peterson, S S ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Almond pollination; Development; Osmia lignaria; Rearing methods; Wintering

Indexed keywords

BEE; EMERGENCE; POLLINATION; REARING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA LIGNARIA;

EID: 0033785750     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-29.5.874     Document Type: Article

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