Potential for management of the blueberry bee, osmia a trjventris cres son

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 446, Issue , 1997, Pages 77-85

  Drummond, Francis A ^a   Stubbs, Constance S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Model; Pollination; Solitary bees; Vaccinium angustfo1ium emergence

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OSMIA; SAPYGA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 7444261083     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.446.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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