Bee species-specific nesting material attracts a generalist parasitoid: Implications for co-occurring bees in nest box enhancements

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1027-1033

  Macivor, J Scott ^a   Salehi, Baharak ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

habitat enhancement; Megachile; Monodontomerus; parasitism; trap nest

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BEE; CANADA; FEMALE; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ONTARIO; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84905660057     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN13241     Document Type: Article

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