Substrates and materials used for nesting by North American Osmia bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes: Megachilidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 350-358

  Cane, James H ^a   Griswold, Terry ^a   Parker, Frank D ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Bees; Nest; Trap nest

Indexed keywords

BEE; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; LEAF; NATIVE SPECIES; NEST; NESTING; SUBSTRATE;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANTHOPHORA; APOIDEA; GASTROPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; SAMBUCUS; SCELIPHRON; SPHECIDAE;

EID: 34250177552     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[350:SAMUFN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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