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2008
The future of agricultural pollination, R. R. James and T. L. Pitts-Singer
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
Past and present management of alfalfa bees, T. L. Pitts-Singer
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
Bees in nature and on the farm, T. L. Pitts-Singer and R. R. James
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
Phylogeny and biogeography of bees of the tribe Osmiini (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), C. J. Praz, A. Müller, B. N. Danforth, Terry L. Griswold, A. Widmer, and S. Dorn
Bumble bees influence berry size in commercial Vaccinium spp. cultivation in British Columbia, C. M. Ratti, H. A. Higo, Terry L. Griswold, and M. L. Winston
Native bees in your garden: encouraging and conserving a natural resource, James P. Strange
What’s in that package? An evaluation of quality of package honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) shipments in the United States, James P. Strange, R. P. Cicciarelli, and N. W. Calderone
Morphological and molecular characterization of the Landes honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) ecotype for genetic characterization, James P. Strange, L. Gernery, and W. S. Sheppard
Sampling bee communities (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) in a desert landscape: Are pan traps sufficient?, J. S. Wilson, Terry L. Griswold, and O. J. Messinger
2007
Effects of the insecticide phosmet on solitary bee foraging and nesting in orchards of Capitol Reef National Par, Utah (U. S. A.), D. G. Alston, Vincent J. Tepedino, B. A. Bradley, T. R. Toler, and Terry L. Griswold
Bee mediated Pollen Flow and Isolation Distances for GMO Alfalfa, James H. Cane
Bee Pollination of Farmed Wildflowers for Habitat Restoration Seed, James H. Cane
Bee Pollination of Farmed Wildflowers for Habitat Restoration Seed, James H. Cane
Bee Pollination of Farmed Wildflowers for Habitat Restoration Seed, James H. Cane
Blue orchard bee for almond pollination, James H. Cane
Pollinating Great Basin forbs for seed to rehabilitate western rangelands, James H. Cane
Substrates and materials used for nesting by North American Osmia bees, James H. Cane, Terry L. Griswold, and Frank D. Parker
A review of North and Central American Megachile subgenus Argyropile Mitchell (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), V. H. Gonzalez and Terry L. Griswold
Effect of three dimension and color contrast on nest localization performance of two solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), C. Guédot, Jordi Bosch, and W. P. Kemp
The effect of staminode removal on female reproductive success in a Wyoming population of the endangered Blowout penstemon, Penstemon haydenii (Scrophulariaceae), J. L. Hawk and Vincent J. Tepedino
Importance of crop pollination in changing landscapes, A. M. Klein, B. Vaissiere, James H. Cane, S. Cunningham, C. Kremen, I. Steffan-Dewenter, and T. Tscharntke
Breeding biology and flower visitors of the rare White River penstemon, Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis (Scrophulariaceae), J. S. Lewinsohn and Vincent J. Tepedino
Leafcutting Bees, T. L. Pitts-Singer
Olfactory response of megachilid bees, Osmia lignaria, Megachile rotundata and M. pugnata, to individual cues from old nest cavities, T. L. Pitts-Singer
Nest demographics and foraging behavior of Apterostigma collare Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) provide evidence of colony independence, T. L. Pitts-Singer and K. E. Espelie
Foraging behavior, pollinator effectiveness, and management potential of the new world squash bees Peponapis pruinosa and Xenoglossa strenua (Apidae: Eucerini), B. J. Sampson, P. R. Knight, James H. Cane, and J. M. Spiers
Persistence of the Landes ecotype of Apis mellifera in southwest France: Confirmation of a locally adaptive annual brood cycle trait, James P. Strange, L. Garnery, and W. S. Sheppard
Orchard pollination in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah USA. Honey bees or native bees?, Vincent J. Tepedino, G. Alston, B. A. Bradley, T. R. Toler, and Terry L. Griswold
Might flowers of invasive plants increase native bee carrying capacity? Intimations from Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Vincent J. Tepedino, B. A. Bradley, and Terry L. Griswold
Pollination biology of a disjunct population of the endangered sandhills endemic Penstemon haydenii S. Wats. (Scrophulariaceae) in Wyoming, U.S.A., Vincent J. Tepedino, T. R. Toler, B. A. Bradley, J. L. Hawk, and Terry L. Griswold
Effect of human disturbance on bee communities in a forested ecosystem, R. Winfree, Terry L. Griswold, and C. Kremen
2006
A new subgenus and species of Oxaea from Ecuador (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), J. S. Ascher, M. S. Engel, and Terry L. Griswold
An annotated checklist of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in longleaf pine savannas on the western edge of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, C. S. Bartholomew, D. Prowell, and Terry L. Griswold
Bee population returns and cherry yields in an orchard pollinated with Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Jordi Bosch, W. P. Kemp, and G. E. Trostle
An evaluation of pollination mechanisms for purple prairie-clover, Dalea purpurea (Fabaceae: Amorpheae), James H. Cane
Bees and the seeds that their pollination breeds, James H. Cane
Feed’em and reap: Linking bloom, foraging tempos and reproduction by alkali bees, James H. Cane
Pollinating and growing desert wildflowers for seed to ecological restoration, James H. Cane
The Logan Beemail shelter: a practical, portable unit for managing cavity-nesting agricultural pollinators, James H. Cane
Complex responses within a desert bee guild (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) to urban habitat fragmentation, James H. Cane, R. L. Minckley, L. J. Kervin, T. H. Roulston, and N. M. Williams
Floral specialization by bees: analytical methodologies and a revised lexicon for oligolecty, James H. Cane and S. Sipes
Bee associates of flowering Astragalus and Onobrychis germplasm accessions in eastern Washington, S. L. Clement, Terry L. Griswold, R. W. Rust, B. Hellier, and D. Stout
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
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
“Perfection” subverted? A contrivance for cross-pollination in a rare orchid is influenced by pollinator abundance, S. D. Sipes and Vincent J. Tepedino
The pollination biology of the endangered blowout Penstemon (Penstemond haydenii S. Wats.: Scrophulariaceae) in Nebraska, Vincent J. Tepedino, W. Bowlin, and Terry L. Griswold
Thermal history influences diapause development in the solitary bee Megachile rotundata, G. D. Yocum, W. P. Kemp, Jordi Bosch, and J. N. Knoblett
2005
Nueva especie de abejas del género Osmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) de México, R. Ayala and Terry L. Griswold
Alfalfa leafcutting bee population dynamics, flower availability, and pollination rates in two Oregon alfalfa fields, Jordi Bosch and W. P. Kemp
Sex allocation in the solitary bee Osmia cornuta: do females behave in agreement with Fisher´s theory?, Jordi Bosch and N. Vincens
Bees, pollination, and the challenges of sprawl, James H. Cane
How much pollen and nectar constitute larval provisions of the alfalfa leaf-cutting bee?, James H. Cane
Options and considerations for managed pollinators in seed alfalfa, James H. Cane
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
Temporally persistent patterns of incidence and abundance in a pollinator guild at annual and decadal scales: the bees of Larrea tridentata, James H. Cane, R. Minckley, L. Kervin, and T. Roulston
Changing bee composition and frequency on a flowering legume, Andira inermis (Wright) Kunth ex DC. during El Niño and La Niña years (1997-1999) in northwestern Costa Rica, G. W. Frankie, M. Rizzardi, S. B. Vinson, Terry L. Griswold, and Peter Ronchi
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
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
Evaluation of a standard artificial flower design to feed individual bees known amounts of pesticides, E. Ladurner, Jordi Bosch, W. P. Kemp, and S. Maini
Emergence success and sex ratio of commercial alfalfa leafcutting bees from the United States and Canada, T. L. Pitts-Singer and R. R. James
Pollen-host specificity and evolutionary patterns of host switching in a clade of specialist bees (Apoidea: Diadasia), S. D. Sipes and Vincent J. Tepedino
Pan-trapping for bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) in Utah’s west desert: the importance of color diversity, T. Toler, E. W. Evans, and Vincent J. Tepedino
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
Reproductive success of Baker’s Globe Mallow and its association with a native specialist bee, L. C. Arneson, Vincent J. Tepedino, and S. L. Smith
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
Characterization of triacylglycerols from overwintering prepupae of the alfalfa pollinator Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), J. S. Buckner, W. P. Kemp, and Jordi Bosch
Alkali bees: less water, more forage, new crops, James H. Cane
Bees and seed production for native plant restoration in wildlands, James H. Cane
Bees for seeds, James H. Cane
Bees for seeds of rehabilitation forbs in the Great Basin, James H. Cane
Exposing their progeny: using x-rays and observation nests to study and manipulate cavity-nesting bees, James H. Cane
Managing non-social bees for agriculture, James H. Cane
Pesticides and pollinators, James H. Cane
Pollination Service from Alkali Bees: An 80-Acre Experiment, James H. Cane
Refining estimates of pollinator efficiencies calculated using delivered stigmatic loads: a cranberry model, James H. Cane
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
A review of the Sphaeropthalma uro species-group (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with taxonomic changes, J. P. Pitts, Frank D. Parker, and T. L. Pitts-Singer
Examination of “pollen balls” in nests of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, T. L. Pitts-Singer
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
The reproductive biology of McKittrick Pennyroyal, Hedeoma apiculatum (Lamiaceae), Vincent J. Tepedino, Terry L. Griswold, S. M. Geer, and R. D. Fitts
Cymopterus beckii, a rare protogynous umbellifer (Apiaceae) of Capitol Reef National Park, central Utah, Vincent J. Tepedino and S. M. Messinger
A host record for Dasymutilla stevensi Mickel from Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Vincent J. Tepedino and J. L. Pitts
Reproduction and demography of Townsendia aprica (Asteraceae), a rare endemic of the Southern Utah Plateau, Vincent J. Tepedino, S. D. Sipes, and Terry L. Griswold
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
Annual displacement of soil in nest tumuli of alkali bees (Nomia melanderi)(Hymenoptera: Apiformes) across a Washington landscape, James H. Cane
Dose-response relationships between pollination and fruiting refine pollinator comparisons, James H. Cane
Exotic non-social bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in North America: Ecological implications, James H. Cane
Resampling to detect change in local bee assemblages: limitations and some insights gained from regional abundance patterns, James H. Cane
Seed crops to feed alkali bees: a new program, James H. Cane
Dose-response relationships between pollination and fruiting refine pollinator comparisons for cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.), James H. Cane and D. S. Schiffhauer
Stelis rozeni (new species) the first record of the parasitic bee genus Stelis from southern Africa (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Terry L. Griswold and Frank D. Parker