Osmia cornuta (Hymenoptera Megachilidae) densities required for apple pollination: A cage study

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 118-122

  Ladurner, Edith ^a   Recla, Luca ^a   Wolf, Manfred ^b   Zelger, Roland ^b   Burgio, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Centro di Sperimentazione Laimburg   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apple pollination; Fruitlet set; Osmia cornuta; Pollinator density; Seed set

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; CORNUTA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; OSMIA CORNUTA;

EID: 9744278402     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2004.11101121     Document Type: Article

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