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2011
Nectar and pollen sugars constituting larval provisions of the alfalfa leaf-cutting bee (Megachile rotundata) (Hymenoptera: Apiformes: Megachilidae), James H. Cane, D. Gardner, and P. Harrison
Effects of the insect growth regulator, novaluron on immature alfalfa leafcutting bees, Megachile rotundata, E. W. Hodgson, T. L. Pitts-Singer, and J. D. Barbour
The alfalfa leaf-cutting bee, Megachile rotundata: The world’s most intensively managed solitary bee, T. L. Pitts-Singer and James H. Cane
Leafcutter and mason bees of the genus Megachile Latreille (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Canada and Alaska, C. S. Sheffield, C. Ratti, L. Packer, and Terry L. Griswold
Attraction to old nest cues during nest selection by the solitary bee Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), C. Stanley and T. L. Pitts-Singer
2010
Nest establishment, pollination efficiency, and reproductive success of Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in relation to resource availability in field enclosures, T. L. Pitts-Singer and Jordi Bosch
Sexual harassment by males reduces female fecundity in the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata), B. H. Rossi, P. Nonacs, and T. L. Pitts-Singer
Discovery of the Western Palearctic bee, Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), in Ontario, Canada, C. S. Sheffield, Terry L. Griswold, and M. H. Richards
2009
Prewinter management affects Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) prepupal physiology and adult emergence and survival, T. L. Pitts-Singer and R. R. James
2008
Do weather conditions correlate with findings in failed, provision-filled nest cells of Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in western North America?, T. L. Pitts-Singer and R. R. James
2007
A review of North and Central American Megachile subgenus Argyropile Mitchell (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), V. H. Gonzalez and Terry L. Griswold
Leafcutting Bees, T. L. Pitts-Singer
2006
Effects of three-dimensional and color patterns on nest location and progeny mortality in alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), C. Guédot, Jordi Bosch, and W. P. Kemp
Thermal history influences diapause development in the solitary bee Megachile rotundata, G. D. Yocum, W. P. Kemp, Jordi Bosch, and J. N. Knoblett
2005
Alfalfa leafcutting bee population dynamics, flower availability, and pollination rates in two Oregon alfalfa fields, Jordi Bosch and W. P. Kemp
How much pollen and nectar constitute larval provisions of the alfalfa leaf-cutting bee?, James H. Cane
The relative importance of vertical and horizontal visual cues in nest location by Megachile rotundata (F.) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), C. Guédot, Jordi Bosch, and W. P. Kemp
Ascosphaera aggregata contamination on alfalfa leafcutting bees in a loose cell incubation system, R. R. James and T. L. Pitts-Singer
Emergence success and sex ratio of commercial alfalfa leafcutting bees from the United States and Canada, T. L. Pitts-Singer and R. R. James
Temporal variation in overwintering gene expression and respiration in the solitary bee Megachile rotundata, G. D. Yocum, W. P. Kemp, Jordi Bosch, and J. N. Knoblett
2004
Characterization of triacylglycerols from overwintering prepupae of the alfalfa pollinator Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), J. S. Buckner, W. P. Kemp, and Jordi Bosch
Examination of “pollen balls” in nests of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, T. L. Pitts-Singer
2003
Dose-response relationships between pollination and fruiting refine pollinator comparisons, James H. Cane
2001
Post-cocooning temperatures and diapause in the alfalfa pollinator Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), W. P. Kemp and Jordi Bosch
2000
Development and emergence of the alfalfa pollinator, Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), W. P. Kemp and Jordi Bosch
1997
A comparison of the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) and the honey bee (Apis mellifera) as pollinators of hybrid carrots in field cages, Vincent J. Tepedino
1996
Pollination, foraging and nesting ecology of the leaf-cutting bee, Megachile (Delomegachile) addenda (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) on cranberry beds (Vaccinium macrocarpon), James H. Cane, D. Schiffhauer, and L. J. Kervin
1995
Subletal effects of carbaryl bran bait on nesting performance, parental investment, and offspring size and sex ratio of the alfalfa leafcutting bee Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), M. L. Peach, D. G. Alston, and Vincent J. Tepedino
Chalkbrood susceptibility among alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) larvae reared at different temperatures, J. D. Vandenberg and M. S. Goettel
1994
Bees and bran bait: Is carbaryl bran bait lethal to alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: megachilidae) adults or larvae?, M. L. Peach, D. G. Alston, and Vincent J. Tepedino
Effect of intertunnel distance and nest-surface aspect on progeny production rate and sex ration in the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino, D. R. Frohlich, and C. R. Baird
Spore dosage and environmental effects on incidence of chalkbrood-pollen balls in alfalfa leafcutting bee nests, Phillip F. Torchio
Comparative nesting behavior and immature development of Megachile rotundata (Fabricius) and Megachile apicalis spinola (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), G. T. Trostle and Phillip F. Torchio
Chalkbrood susceptibility among larvae of the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) reared on different diets, J. D. Vandenberg
1993
Susceptibility to chalkbrood of alfalfa leafcutter bees, Megachile rotundata, reared on natural and artificial provisions, M. S. Goettel, J. D. Vandenberg, G. M. Duke, and G. B. Schaalje
1992
Bioassay of the chalkbrood fungus Ascosphaera aggregata on larvae of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, J. D. Vandenberg
Chalkbrood susceptibility among larvae of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, from different source populations, J. D. Vandenberg
1988
Alternation of sex ratio in a partially bivoltine bee, Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino and Frank D. Parker
1987
Further studies on the use of fungicides for control of chalkbrood of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Frank D. Parker
1986
Factors Influencing Mortality and Nesting in Managed Populations of the Sunflower Leafcutter Bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker
Effect of rearing temperature on mortality, second-generation emergence, and size of adult in Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino and Frank D. Parker
The relationship between cocoon weight and prepupal weight in Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino and Frank D. Parker
1985
Studies on Management of the Sunflower Leafcutter Bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker and D. R. Frohlich
1984
Dufour's gland glycerides from Anthophora, Emphoropsis (Anthophoridae) and Megachile (Megachilidae) bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), James H. Cane and R. Carlson
Effect of fungicide treatments on incidence of chalkbrood disease in nests of the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker
Fratricide in Megachile rotundata, a non-social megachilid bee: Impartial treatment of sibs and non-sibs, Vincent J. Tepedino and D. R. Frohlich
1983
Nest building behavior and development of the sunflower leafcutter bee: Eumeachile (Sayapis) pugnata (Say) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), D. R. Frohlich and Frank D. Parker
Hybrid sunflower pollination by a manageable composite specialist: The sunflower leafcutter bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker and D. R. Frohlich
Influence of attractants on nest establishment by the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in styrofoam and rolled paper, Frank D. Parker, R. Teranishi, and A. C. Olson
An open-field test of Megachile rotundata as a potential pollinator in hybrid carrot fields, Vincent J. Tepedino
The effects of field applications of Naled and Trichlorfon on the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata (Fabricius), Phillip F. Torchio
1982
Introduction of alfalfa leafcutting bees to new areas and selection development, Frank D. Parker
Maternal influence on diapause in the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker and Vincent J. Tepedino
Efficacy of leafcutting bee body decontaminates, W. P. Stephen, B. L. Fichter, and J. D. Vandenberg
Inhibition of chalkbrood spore germination in vitro (Ascosphaera aggregata: Ascosphaerales), W. P. Stephen, J. D. Vandenberg, B. L. Fichter, and G. Lahm
Mortality factors, pollen utilization, and sex ratio in Megachile pugnata Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), a candidate for commercial sunflower pollination, Vincent J. Tepedino and D. R. Frohlich
Ethiology and symptomatology of chalkbrood in the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, J. D. Vandenberg and W. P. Stephen
Etiology and symptomatology of chalkbrood in the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, J. D. Vandenberg and W. P. Stephen
1981
Volatile Components of Alfalfa Leaf-cutter Bee Cells, Ron G. Buttery, Frank D. Parker, Roy Teranishi, Thomas R. Mon, and Louisa C. Ling
Etiology and epizootiology of chalkbrood in the leafcutter bee, Megachile rotundata (Fabricius), with notes on Ascosphaera species, W. P. Stephen, J. D. Vandenberg, and B. L. Fichter
1980
Spore load of Ascosphaera species on emerging adults of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, J. D. Vandenberg, B. L. Fichter, and W. P. Stephen
1979
Alfalfa leafcutter bee: origin of the female and its influence on diapause, Frank D. Parker
An eight-year field study involving control of Sapyga pumila Cresson (Hymenoptera: Sapygidae), a wasp parasite of the alfalfa leafcutter bee, Megachile pacifica Panzer, Phillip F. Torchio
1978
Alfalfa leafcutter bee: reducing parasitism of loose cells during incubation, Frank D. Parker
An illustrated key to alfalfa leafcutter bees Eutricharaea, Frank D. Parker
1976
Utilization of Additional Species and Populations of Leafcutter Bees for Alfalfa Pollination, Frank D. Parker, P. F. Torchio, William P. Nye, and M. Pedersen
1975
Alfalfa leafcutter bee: Effect of alfalfa saponins on larval mortality, Frank D. Parker and M. W. Pedersen
1974
Biology and control of Sapyga pumila, a parasite of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Phillip F. Torchio
1973
Relative toxicity of insecticides to the honey bee, alkali bee, and alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Halictidae, Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio
1970
Commercial Production and Management of Wild Bees--a New Entomological Industry, George E. Bohart
Should Beekeepers Keep Wild Bees for Pollination?, George E. Bohart
1967
Managing the Alfalfa Leaf-cutting Bee for Higher Alfalfa Seed Yields (Revised), George E. Bohart and George F. Knowlton
1964
Managing the Leaf-cutting Bee for Higher Alfalfa Seed Yields, George E. Bohart and George F. Knowlton
Nesting Shelters for Alfalfa Pollinators (Alfalfa Leaf-cutting Bee, Megachile rotundata F.), George E. Bohart, William P. Nye, and G. F. Knowlton
Equipment for Making Nesting Holes for the Alfalfa Leaf-cutting Bee, William P. Nye and George E. Bohart
1963
The Alfalfa Leaf-Cutting Bee, Megachile rotundata (F.) for Pollination of Alfalfa in Cages, George E. Bohart and Marion W. Pedersen
1962
How to Manage the Alfalfa Leaf-cutting Bee (Megachile rotundata Fabr.) for Alfalfa Pollination, George E. Bohart
1961
Biological notes on the leaf-cutter bee, Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata (Fabricius), W. P. Stephen and Phillip F. Torchio
Biological notes on the leafcutter bee, Megachile (eutricharaea) rotundata (Fabricius), W. P. Stephen and Phillip F. Torchio
1940
A Conopid Fly Parasite of Megachile (Hymenoptera, Apoidea), George E. Bohart and John W. MacSwain