Wildflower plantings promote blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), reproduction in California almond orchards.

Autor: Boyle NK; USDA ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit Logan UT USA.; Department of Entomology Center for Pollinator Research The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA USA., Artz DR; USDA ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit Logan UT USA., Lundin O; Department of Entomology and Nematology University of California Davis CA USA.; Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden., Ward K; Department of Entomology and Nematology University of California Davis CA USA., Picklum D; Department of Biology University of Nevada Reno NV USA., Wardell GI; Private Consultant Paso Robles CA USA., Williams NM; Department of Entomology and Nematology University of California Davis CA USA., Pitts-Singer TL; USDA ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit Logan UT USA.

Publikováno v: Ecology and evolution [Ecol Evol] 2020 Feb 25; Vol. 10 (7), pp. 3189-3199. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 25 (Print Publication: 2020).

Influence of Nest Box Color and Release Sites on Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) Reproductive Success in a Commercial Almond Orchard.

Autor: Artz DR; USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Logan, UT 84322. derek.artz@ars.usda.gov., Allan MJ; Pacific Pollination, LLC, 211 N Washington Ave., El Dorado, AR 71730., Wardell GI; Paramount Farming Company, 33141 E Lerdo Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93308., Pitts-Singer TL; USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Logan, UT 84322.

Publikováno v: Journal of economic entomology [J Econ Entomol] 2014 Dec; Vol. 107 (6), pp. 2045-54.