Release of Osmia excavata and Osmia jacoti (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) for apple pollination

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 369-380

  Wei, Shu Ge ^a   Wang, Ren ^b   Smirle, Michael J ^c   Xu, Huan Li ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CEREAL AND OIL CROPS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; FRUIT; LIFE HISTORY; POLLINATION;

ANIMALIA; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; EXCAVATA; HYMENOPTERA; MALUS; MALUS DOMESTICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; OSMIA EXCAVATA; OSMIA JACOTI; ROSACEAE;

EID: 0036313493     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent134369-3     Document Type: Article

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