Natural enemies and life cycle of the orchid bee Eufriesea Smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Reared from Trap Nests

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-109

  Kamke, Rafael ^a   Zillikens, Anne ^b   Heinle, Sabine ^b   Steiner, Josefina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Associa o hospedeiro parasita; Brasil; Ciclo de vida; Cleptoparasita; Eufriesea smaragdina; Exaerete dentata; Mata Atl ntica; Ninhos armadilha; Tetraonyx sp

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BAMBOO; BEE; BEETLE; EMERGENCE; HERB; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; NATURAL ENEMY; SECONDARY FOREST; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

BRAZIL; SANTA CATARINA; SANTA CATARINA ISLAND;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; EUFRIESEA; EUGLOSSINI; EXAERETE; HYMENOPTERA; MELOIDAE;

EID: 64549101015     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/JKES-703.26.1     Document Type: Article

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