The accompanying fauna of Osmia cornuta and Osmia rufa and effective measures of protection

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-152

  Krunić, Miloje ^a   Stanisavljević, Ljubiša ^a   Pinzauti, Mauro ^b   Felicioli, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accompanying fauna; Orchard bees; Osmia cornuta; Osmia rufa; Parasites; Parasitoids

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APOIDEA; CACOXENUS INDAGATOR; CHAETODACTYLUS; MONODONTOMERUS; OSMIA; OSMIA CORNUTA; OSMIA RUFA;

EID: 61649099000     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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