Life Cycle Ecophysiology of Osmia Mason Bees Used as Crop Pollinators

Bee Pollination in Agricultural Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bosch, Jordi ^a   Sgolastra, Fabio ^b   Kemp, William P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diapause; Ecophysiology; Fat body; Fruit tree pollination; Life cycle; Osmia cornifrons; Osmia cornuta; Osmia lignaria; Phenology; Wintering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920752313     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195316957.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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