Larval food composition and food plants of the solitary bee Colletes halophilus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Sommeijer, Marinus J ^a   Rooijakkers, Eveline F ^a   Jacobusse, Chiel ^b   Kerkvliet, Jacob D ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting Het Zeeuwse Landschap   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colletidae; Food plants; Palynological analysis

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; ASTER TRIPOLIUM; COLLETES; COLLETIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 69649100810     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.48.3.01     Document Type: Article

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