Foraging behavior and pollinating effectiveness of Osmia cornuta (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on "Comice" pear

Apidologie

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 575-585

  Monzón, Víctor H ^a,b   Bosch, Jordi ^b,c   Retana, Javier ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Osmia cornuta; Pear pollination; Pollinating effectiveness

Indexed keywords

FLOWER VISITING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLLINATION;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; CORNUTA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; OSMIA CORNUTA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 12444279044     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2004055     Document Type: Article

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