Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Foraging in Response to Preconditioning with Onion Flower Scent Compounds

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1510-1513

  Silva, Erin M ^a,b   Dean, Bill B ^a,c   Hiller, Larry K ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Walla Walla Clinic   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Honey bee behavior; Honey bees; Onion; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; DAUCUS CAROTA; HYMENOPTERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0347663911     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.5.1510     Document Type: Article

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