Pollinating Efficacy of Osmia cornifrons and Osmia lignaria subsp. lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) on Three Brassicaceae Species Grown under Field Cages

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 545-552

  Abel, Craig A ^a   Wilson, Richard L ^a,b,c   Luhman, Richard L ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Brassica rapa; Canola; Honey bee; Osmia cornifrons; Osmia lignaria lignaria; Plant germplasm; Pollination; Sinapis alba

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; BRASSICACEAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; OSMIA CORNIFRONS; OSMIA LIGNARIA; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0346243717     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-38.4.545     Document Type: Article

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