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2012

Structural examination of the Dufour’s gland of the cavity-nesting bees Osmia lignaria Say and Megachile rotundata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), T. L. Pitts-Singer, J. S. Buckner, T. Freeman, and C. Guédot

2011

Specialist Osmia bees forage indiscriminately among hybridizing Balsamorhiza floral hosts, James H. Cane

Osmia species (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) from the southeastern United States with modified facial hairs: taxonomy, host plants, and conservation status, M. G. Rightmyer, M. Deyrup, J. S. Ascher, and Terry L. Griswold

The long summer: pre-wintering temperatures affect metabolic expenditure and winter survival in a solitary bee, F. Sgolastra, W. P. Kemp, J. S. Buckner, T. L. Pitts-Singer, and S. Maini Jordi

Influence of rough handling on Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) retention in commercial orchards, C. Stanley, T. L. Pitts-Singer, and Jordi Bosch

Breeding biology of the Threadstalk Milkvetch, Astragalus filipes (Fabaceae), with a review of the genus, K. Watrous and James H. Cane

2010

Timing of eclosion affects diapause development, fat body consumption and longevity in Osmia lignaria, a univoltine, adult-wintering solitary bee, Jordi Bosch, F. Sgolastra, and W. P. Kemp

Description of a new species of Osmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from southwestern North America, with a redescription of the enigmatic species Osmia foxi Cameron, M. G. Rightmyer and Terry L. Griswold

A review of the non-metallic Osmia (Melanosmia) found in North America, with additional notes on palearctic Melanosmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), M. G. Rightmyer, Terry L. Griswold, and M. S. Arduser

2009

Cuticular lipids of female solitary bees, Megachile rotundata (F.) and Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), J. S. Buckner, T. L. Pitts-Singer, C. Guédot, M. M. Hagen, C. L. Fatland, and W. P. Kemp

Resurrecting the bee Osmia aglaia Sandhouse from synonymy (Hymenoptera: Apiformes: Megachilidae), James H. Cane, R. W. Rust, and G. W. Bohart

Biology and management potential for three orchard bee species (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): Osmia ribifloris Cockerell, O. lignaria (Say) and O. chalybea Smith, with emphasis on the former, B. J. Sampson, James H. Cane, G. T. Kirker, S. J. Stringer, and J. M. Spiers

2008

An effective, manageable bee for pollinating Rubus cane fruits, Osmia aglaia, James H. Cane

Foraging and nesting behavior of the mason bee Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera; Megachilidae) in the presence of fungicides: cage studies, E. Ladurner, Jordi Bosch, W. P. Kemp, and S. Maini

Field use of an incubation box for improved emergence timing of Osmia lignaria populations used for orchard pollination, T. L. Pitts-Singer, Jordi Bosch, W. P. Kemp, and G. T. Trostle

2007

Blue orchard bee for almond pollination, James H. Cane

Substrates and materials used for nesting by North American Osmia bees, James H. Cane, Terry L. Griswold, and Frank D. Parker

Olfactory response of megachilid bees, Osmia lignaria, Megachile rotundata and M. pugnata, to individual cues from old nest cavities, T. L. Pitts-Singer

2006

Bee population returns and cherry yields in an orchard pollinated with Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Jordi Bosch, W. P. Kemp, and G. E. Trostle

The Logan Beemail shelter: a practical, portable unit for managing cavity-nesting agricultural pollinators, James H. Cane

Olfactory cues and nest recognition in the solitary bee Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), C. Guédot, T. L. Pitts-Singer, J. S. Buckner, Jordi Bosch, and W. P. Kemp

2005

Nueva especie de abejas del género Osmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) de México, R. Ayala and Terry L. Griswold

Sex allocation in the solitary bee Osmia cornuta: do females behave in agreement with Fisher´s theory?, Jordi Bosch and N. Vincens

Pollination needs of arrowleaf balsamroot, Balsamorhiza sagittata (Heliantheae: Asteraceae), James H. Cane

Pollination promise and manageability of the bee Osmia aglaia for cultivated cane fruits (Rubus: Rosaceae), James H. Cane

Pollination promise of the bee Osmia aglaia for cultivated raspberries and blackberries (Rubus: Rosaceae), James H. Cane

Using non-social bees to pollinate crops: a case study to evaluate and manage the bee Osmia aglaia for raspberry pollination, James H. Cane

Effects of temperature on Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) prepupa-adult development, survival, and emergence, W. P. Kemp and Jordi Bosch

Assessing chronic and acute toxicity of five fungicides to Osmia lignaria and Apis mellifera, E. Ladurner, Jordi Bosch, W. P. Kemp, and S. Maini

2004

Effect of pre-wintering and wintering temperature regimes on weight loss, survival, and emergence time in the mason bee Osmia cornuta (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Jordi Bosch and W. P. Kemp

Oxygen consumption during the life cycle of the prepupa-wintering bee Megachile rotundata (F.) and the adult-wintering bee Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)., W. P. Kemp, Jordi Bosch, and B. Dennis

Foraging behavior and pollinating effectiveness of Osmia cornuta and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae, Apidae) on 'Comice' pear, V. H. Monzon, Jordi Bosch, and J. Retana

Screenhouse evaluations of a mason bee Osmia ribifloris (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) as a pollinator of blueberries in the southeastern United States, B. J. Sampson, J. Stringer, James H. Cane, and J. M. Spiers

2003

Effect of wintering duration and temperature on survival and emergence time in males of the orchard pollinator Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Jordi Bosch and W. P. Kemp

Consistent mixing of near and distant resources in foraging bouts by the solitary mason bee Osmia lignaria, N. M. Williams and Vincent J. Tepedino

2002

Developing and establishing bee species as crop pollinators: the example of Osmia spp. and fruit trees, Jordi Bosch and W. P. Kemp

2001

A phylogenetic analysis of nesting behavior in the genus Osmia (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), Jordi Bosch, Y. Maeta, and R. W. Rust

2000

Development and emergence of the orchard pollinator, Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), Jordi Bosch and W. P. Kemp

Management of Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) populations for almond pollination: methods to advance bee emergence, Jordi Bosch, W. P. Kemp, and S. S. Peterson

Alternative pollinators for blueberries and cranberries, James H. Cane

Pollination efficiencies for three bee species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) visiting rabbiteye blueberry, Vaccinium ashei Reade (Ericaceae), B. Sampson and James H. Cane

Nest site orientation and relocation of populations of the orchard pollinator Osmia cornuta (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, N. Vincens and Jordi Bosch

Pollinating efficacy of Osmia cornuta and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Apidae) on ‘Red Delicious’ apple, N. Vincens and Jordi Bosch

Weather-dependent pollinator activity in an apple orchard, with special reference to Osmia cornuta and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae and Apidae), N. Vincens and Jordi Bosch

1999

Impact of intensified ultraviolet-B radiation on flower, pollen and nectar production, B. Sampson and James H. Cane

1998

The classification of the Osmiini of the Eastern Hemisphere, Terry L. Griswold and C. D. Michener

1997

Osmia diversity at a site in central coastal California, J. F. Barthell, Terry L. Griswold, G. W. Frankie, and R. W. Thorp

1994

Apoidea bee size behavior-nesting competition Megachilidae Osmia reproduction size founding and usurping: equally efficient paths to nesting success in Osmia lignaria propinqua (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino and Phillip F. Torchio

Founding and usurping: equally efficient paths to nesting success in Osmia lignaria propinqua (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino and Phillip F. Torchio

1992

Effects of temperature and host developmental stage on Ascosphaera torchioi Youssef and McManus prevalence in Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), R. W. Rust and Phillip F. Torchio

Effects of spore dosage and temperature on pathogenic expressions of chalkbrood syndrome caused by Ascophaera torchioi within larvae of Osmia lignaria propinqua (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio

1991

Induction of Ascosphaera (Ascomycetes: Ascosphaerales) infections in field populations of Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), R. W. Rust and Phillip F. Torchio

Use of Osmia lignaria propinqua (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) as a mobil pollinator of orchard crops, Phillip F. Torchio

1990

Osmia ribifloris, a Native Bee Species Developed as a Commercially Managed Pollinator of Highbush Blueberry (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio

1989

Nest clustering as a means of managing Osmia sanrafaelae (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker

Late embryogenesis and immature development of Osmia rufa cornigera (Rossi) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), R. W. Rust, Phillip F. Torchio, and G. E. Trostle

The influence of nest-hole selection on sex ratio and progeny size in Osmia lignaria propinqua Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino and Phillip F. Torchio

In-nest biologies and development of immature stages of three Osmia species (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio

1987

Bee visitors of sweetvetch, Hedysarum boreale (Leguminosae), and their pollen-collecting activities, Vincent J. Tepedino and M. Stackhouse

1986

Sex ratio, parental investment, and interparent variability in nesting success in a solitary bee, D. R. Frohlich and Vincent J. Tepedino

Field Studies With Osmia sanrafaelae Parker, a Pollinator of Alfalfa (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker

Nesting, Associates, and Mortality of Osmia sanrafaelae Parker, Frank D. Parker

1985

A candidate legume pollinator, Osmia sanrafaelae Parker (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker

Nesting Habits of Osmia grinnelli Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker

Osmia sanrafaelae, a New Species From Utah's San Rafael Desert (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker

Field experiments with the pollinator species, Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson in apple orchards: V, (1979-1980), methods of introducing bees, nesting success, seed counts, fruit yields (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio

The introduction of the European Bee, Osmia cornuta Latr., into the U.S. as a potential pollinator of orchard crops, and a comparison of its manageability with Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio and E. Asensio

Cross-infectivity potential of Ascosphaera Spp. (Ascomycetes: Ascosphaera) on the bee, Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson (Megachilidae: Osmia), N. N. Youssef, W. R. McManus, and Phillip F. Torchio

1984

The nesting biology of Osmia (Trichinosmia) latisulcata Michener, Frank D. Parker

Fratricide in a parsivoltine bee (Osmia texana), Vincent J. Tepedino and D. R. Frohlich

Heritability for size in the Megachilid bee Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson, Vincent J. Tepedino, R. Thompson, and Phillip F. Torchio

Discovery of Osmia tanneri Sandhouse (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) nesting in drilled wood trap nests, Phillip F. Torchio

Field experiments with the pollinator species, Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Apple Orchards: III, 1977 Studies, Phillip F. Torchio

Field experiments with the pollinator species, Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Apple Orchards: IV, 1978 Studies, Phillip F. Torchio

1983

Nest size, mortality and sex ratio in Osmia marginata Michener, Vincent J. Tepedino and Frank D. Parker

1982

A nest and pollen-collection records of Osmia sculleni sandhouse, a bee with hooked hairs on the mouthparts (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker and Vincent J. Tepedino

Behavior of Osmia (Nothosmia) marginata Michener in the nest (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker and Vincent J. Tepedino

Phenotypic variability in nesting success among Osmia lignaria propinqua females in a glasshouse environment (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino and Phillip F. Torchio

Temporal variability in the sex ratio of a non-social bee, Osmia liqnaria propinqua Cresson: Extrinsic determination or the tracking of an optimum?, Vincent J. Tepedino and Phillip F. Torchio

Field experiments with Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson as a pollinator in almond orchards: III, 1977 studies (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio

Field experiments with the pollinator species, Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson, in apple orchards: I, 1975 studies (Hymenoptera: Megachildiae), Phillip F. Torchio

Field experiments with the pollinator species, Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson, in apple orchards: I, 1976 studies (Hymenoptera: Megachildiae), Phillip F. Torchio

Parsivoltinism in three species of Osmia bees, Phillip F. Torchio and Vincent J. Tepedino

1981

A Candidate Red Clover Pollinator Osmia Coerulescens (L.), Frank D. Parker

Nests and nest associates of a desert bee, Osmia marginata Michener, Frank D. Parker

Field experiments with Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson as a pollinator in almond orchards: I, 1975 studies (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio

Field experiments with Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson as a pollinator in almond orchards: II, 1976 studies (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio

1980

Nest of Osmia marginipennis Cresson With a Description of the Female (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker

Sex ratio, body size, and seasonality in a solitary bee Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio and Vincent J. Tepedino

1979

A nest of Osmia tanneri Sandhouse from Wyoming (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino and M. S. Boyce

Use of Osmia lignaria Say as a pollinator of caged almond in California, Phillip F. Torchio

1978

Wizardry of Osmia, Phillip F. Torchio

1976

Use of Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Megachilidae) as a pollinator in an apple and prune orchard, Phillip F. Torchio

1975

Nests of the Mason Bees Osmia tanner Sandhouse and O. lingual Cresson with a Description of the Female of O. tenneri (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker

1971

The ecology of Osmia nigrifrons with a comparison to other Acanthosmioides, R. W. Rust, R. W. Thori, and Phillip F. Torchio

1955

Gradual Nest Supersedure Within the Genus Osmia, George E. Bohart

Notes on the Habits of Osmia (Nothosmia) seclude Sandhouse, George E. Bohart