Bee population returns and cherry yields in an orchard pollinated with Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 408-413

  Bosch, Jordi ^a,b,c   Kemp, William P ^a   Trostle, Glen E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Cherry pollination; Osmia lignaria; Prunus avium

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; AVES; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA LIGNARIA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 33750415954     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-99.2.408     Document Type: Article

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