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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