Nesting habits of a pollinator: Osmia orientalis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Osmia orientalis has potential as a crop pollinator and this study examined its curious nesting habits. They were successfully induced to nest in empty snail shells placed in a field (19.8% nesting rate). The nesting rate was higher for larger shells of Euhadra amaliae than for smaller shells of Sat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 2010/05/25, Vol.54(2), pp.77-84
Hauptverfasser: Kandori, I., Kinki Univ., Nara (Japan). School of Agriculture, Tamaru, M, Yokoi, T
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