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2003
A scientific note on hygienic behavior in Apis mellifera lamarckii and A. m. carnica in Egypt, S. Kamel, James P. Strange, and W. S. Sheppard
A method to feed bees known amounts of pesticides, E. Ladurner, Jordi Bosch, S. Maini, and W. P. Kemp
A Pinnacle of bees, O. Messinger and Terry L. Griswold
Biological impediments to measures of competition among introduced honey bees and desert bees, R. L. Minckley, James H. Cane, L. Kervin, and D. Yanega
Diversité génétique, introgressions mitochondriales et nucléar dans une population d’abeilles des Landes de Gascogne, C. Perrier, James P. Strange, O. Langella, W. S. Sheppard, and L. Garnery
Use of sucrose octanoate esters to control the parasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor, W. S. Sheppard, M. Gardner, S. Hasher, B. Kahkonen, M. D. Meixner, and James P. Strange
Introduction in For Non-native Crops, Whence Pollinators for the Future?, K. V. Strickler and James H. Cane
What’s in a name? The confusing case of the death camas bee, Andrena astragali Viereck and Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae, Vincent J. Tepedino
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
Body size as an estimator of production costs in a solitary bee, Jordi Bosch and N. Vincens
Nomia population growth and lifetime floral resource needs, James H. Cane
Pollinators of U.S. alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) compared for rates of pod and seed set, James H. Cane
Response of desert bees to 80 years of habitat fragmentation and 18 millenia of desertification, James H. Cane
Blue orchard bees – Another six-legged secret to improved fruit tree pollination, W. P. Kemp and Jordi Bosch
Insect pollinators of three rare plants in a Florida longleaf pine forest, T. L. Pitts-Singer, J. L. Hanula, and J. L. Walker
2001
Genetic relationships and population structure of the endangered Steamboat buckwheat, Eriogonum ovalifolium var. Williamsiae (Polygonaceae), J. K. Archibald, P. G. Wolf, Vincent J. Tepedino, and J. Bair
A phylogenetic analysis of nesting behavior in the genus Osmia (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), Jordi Bosch, Y. Maeta, and R. W. Rust
Genetic improvements of pollinators: benefits of pollen hoarding for cranberry production, James H. Cane
Habitat fragmentation and native bees: a premature verdict?, James H. Cane
The bee’s needs: understanding bees’ responses to urban habitat fragmentation, James H. Cane
Sampling bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) for pollinator community studies: pitfalls of pan-trapping, James H. Cane, R. Minckley, and L. Kervin
Pollinator genetics and pollination: do honey bee colonies selected for pollen-hoarding field better pollinators of cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait?, James H. Cane and D. S. Schiffhauer
Causes and extent of declines among native North American invertebrate pollinators: detection, evidence, and consequences, James H. Cane and Vincent J. Tepedino
Host-switching does not circumvent the Ni-based defence of the Ni hyperaccumulator Streptanthus polygaloides (Brassicaceae), M. A. Davis, R. S. Boyd, and James H. Cane
Two new trap-nesting Anthidiini from Sri Lanka, Terry L. Griswold
Bees in your backyard, W. P. Kemp and Jordi Bosch
Post-cocooning temperatures and diapause in the alfalfa pollinator Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), W. P. Kemp and Jordi Bosch
Invertebrates of the Columbia River Basin Assessment Area, C. G. Niwa, R. E. Sandquist, R. Crawford, T. L. Frest, Terry L. Griswold, P. Hammond, E. Ingham, S. James, E. J. Johannes, J. Johnson, W. P. Kemp, J. LaBonte, J. D. Lattin, J. McIver, J. McMillin, A. Moldenke, J. Moser, D. Ross, T. Schowalter, Vincent J. Tepedino, and M. R. Wagner
Pollination ecology of the rare orchid, Spiranthes diluvialis: Implications for conservation, K. Pierson, Vincent J. Tepedino, S. Sipes, and K. Kuta
A new host record for Pseudodacteon crawfordi (Diptera: Phoridae), J. P. Pitts and T. L. Pitts-Singer
“A severe stinging and much fatigue”-- Frank Benton and his 1881 search for Apis dorsata, James P. Strange
Optimum treatment timing of fluvalinate for the control of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Apis mellifera in Washington State, James P. Strange and W. S. Sheppard
2000
The direct and indirect effects of insecticides on native bees, D. G. Alston and Vincent J. Tepedino
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
Comparative pollination values of alfalfa pollinators, James H. Cane
Development and emergence of the alfalfa pollinator, Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), W. P. Kemp and Jordi Bosch
Origins and ecological consequences of pollen specialization among desert bees, R. L. Minckley, James H. Cane, and L. Kervin
The pollination ecology of a rare orchid, Spiranthes diuvialis: Implications for conservation, K. Pierson and Vincent J. Tepedino
Influence of guidelines and passageways on tunneling behavior of Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and R. virginicus (Banks) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), T. L. Pitts-Singer and B. T. Forschler
The effect of diet breadth and nesting ecology on body size variation in bees (Apoidea), T. H. Roulston and James H. Cane
Pollen nutritional content and digestibility for animals, T. J. Roulston and James H. Cane
What governs protein content of pollen: Pollinator preferences, pollen-pistil interactions, or phylogeny?, T. J. Roulston, James H. Cane, and S. L. Buchmann
Pollination efficiencies for three bee species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) visiting rabbiteye blueberry, Vaccinium ashei Reade (Ericaceae), B. Sampson and James H. Cane
The birdies and the bees, M. D. Shepherd and Vincent J. Tepedino
The reproductive biology of rare rangeland plants and their vulnerability to insecticides, Vincent J. Tepedino
Reproduction and pollination in the rare Steamboat buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. Williamsiae), Vincent J. Tepedino, J. K. Archibald, and W. R. Bowlin
Report of The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior Joint Workshop on declining pollinators, Vincent J. Tepedino and H. S. Ginsberg
Can a transplanted pollinator increase reproductive success in populations of the threatened orchid Spiranthes diuvialis?, Vincent J. Tepedino and S. D. Sipes
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
Buffer zones: Their purpose and significance in grasshopper control programs, L. K. Winks, L. C. McEwen, R. N. Foster, M. Green, and Vincent J. Tepedino
First record of Leptopodidae in Washington State, R. C. Zack, C. N. Looney, M. L. Hitchcox, and James P. Strange
1999
Exceptional cherry production in a cherry orchard pollinated with blue orchard bees, Jordi Bosch and W. P. Kemp
A survey of the rare bees of Clark County, Nevada, Terry L. Griswold, M. Andres, R. Andrus, G. Garvin, K. Keen, L. Kervin, O. Messinger, S. Messinger, W. Miller, K. Receveur, C. Shultz, and Vincent J. Tepedino
Odyneropsis, a genus new to the United States, with descriptions of other new cleptoparasitic Apidae, Terry L. Griswold and Frank D. Parker
Spatial predictability and resource specialization of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) at a superabundant, widespread resource, R. L. Minckley, James H. Cane, L. Kervin, and T. Roulston
Impact of intensified ultraviolet-B radiation on flower, pollen and nectar production, B. Sampson and James H. Cane
The reproductive biology and effective pollinators of the endangered beardtongue Penstemon penlandii, Vincent J. Tepedino, S. D. Sipes, and Terry L. Griswold
1998
The potential consequences of pollinator declines on the conservation of biodiversity and stability of food crop yields, G. Allen-Wardell, P. Bernhardt, R. Bitner, A. Burquez, S. Buchmann, J. Cane, P. Cox, V. Dalton, P. Feinsinger, M. Ingram, D. Inouye, C. Jones, K. Kennedy, P. Kevan, H. Koopowitz, R. Medellin, S. Medellin-Morales, G. Nabhan, B. Pavlik, Vincent J. Tepedino, Phillip F. Torchio, and S. Walker
Monitoring of trap-nesting solitary bees in modified wildland habitats: Implications for bee ecology and conservation, G. W. Frankie, R. W. Thorp, L. E. Newstrom, M. A. Rizzardi, J. F. Barthell, Terry L. Griswold, J. Y. Kim, and S. Kappagoda
Diversity and abundance of bees visiting a mass flowering tree in disturbed seasonal dry forest, Costa Rica, G. W. Frankie, S. B. Vinson, M. A. Rizzardi, Terry L. Griswold, S. O'Keefe, and R. R. Snelling
The classification of the Osmiini of the Eastern Hemisphere, Terry L. Griswold and C. D. Michener
Roles of hydrocarbons in the recognition systems of insects, T. L. Pitts-Singer
Nest and nestmate recognition by a fungus-growing ant, Apterostigma collare Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), T. L. Pitts-Singer and K. E. Espelie
Nest and nestmate discrimination in independent-founding paper wasps, T. L. Pitts-Singer, K. E. Espelie, and G. J. Gamboa
Reproductive biology of curlleaf mountain mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius (Rosaceae): Self-compatibility, pollen limitation, and wind pollination, S. K. Russell, E. W. Schupp, and Vincent J. Tepedino
1997
Osmia diversity at a site in central coastal California, J. F. Barthell, Terry L. Griswold, G. W. Frankie, and R. W. Thorp
A revision of the rophitine genus Protodufourea, George E. Bohart and Terry L. Griswold
Ground-nesting bees: the neglected pollinator resource for agriculture, James H. Cane
Lifetime monetary value of individual pollinators: the bee Habropoda laboriosa at rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei), James H. Cane
The potential consequences of pollinator declines on the conservation of biodiversity and stability of food crops, James H. Cane
Violent weather and bees: Populations of the barrier island endemic, Hesperapis oraria (Hymenoptera: Melittidae) survive a category 3 hurricane, James H. Cane and L. J. Kervin
Nectar production of cranberries: genotypic differences and insensitivity to soil fertility, James H. Cane and D. Schiffhauer
Reproductive biology of purple coneflower in southwestern North Dakota, H. K. Leuszler, Vincent J. Tepedino, and D. G. Alston
Exposure to nest paper hydrocarbons is important for nest recognition by a social wasp, Polistes metricus Say (Hymenoptera, Vespidae), T. L. Pitts-Singer and K. E. Espelie
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
Wild bees and floral jewels, Vincent J. Tepedino
The need for “extended care” in conservation: examples from studies of rare plants in the western United States, Vincent J. Tepedino, S. D. Sipes, J. L. Barnes, and L. L. Hickerson
1996
Nesting resins obtained from pollen host by an oligolectic bee, Trachusa larreae (Cockerell) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), James H. Cane
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
A new monolectic coastal bee, Hesperapis oraria Snelling and Stage (Hymenoptera: Melittidae), with a review of desert and Neotropical disjunctives in the Southeastern U.S., James H. Cane, D. Schiffhauer, L. J. Kervin, and G. C. Eickwort
A new Microbembex endemic to the Algodones Dunes, California, Terry L. Griswold
Estimating Population Density Per Unit Area From Mark, Release, Recapture Data, R. B. Matlock, J. B. Welch, and Frank D. Parker
Nest surface hydrocarbons facilitate nestmate recognition for the social wasp, Polistes metricus Say (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), T. L. Pitts-Singer and K. E. Espelie
Pollinator Lost? Reproduction by the enigmatic Jones’ Cycladenia, Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii (Apocynaceae), S. D. Sipes and Vincent J. Tepedino
The reproductive ecology of Arctomecon californica, Vincent J. Tepedino and L. L. Hickerson
Review of Sarah K. Gess’s “The pollen wasps”, Vincent J. Tepedino and Phillip F. Torchio
Floral resource utilization by solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and exploitation of their stored foods by natural enemies, W. T. Wcislo and James H. Cane
1995
Genetic diversity, gene flow and clonal structure of the Salmon River populations of MacFarlane’s Four O’Clock, Mirabilis macfarlanei (Nyctaginaceae), J. L. Barnes, P. G. Wolf, and Vincent J. Tepedino
Notes on the nesting biology of Svastra atripes (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), James H. Cane
Susceptibility of Ips calligraphus (Germar) and Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) to coleopteran-active Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterial metabolite, and Avermectin B1, James H. Cane, H. Cox, and W. Moar
Pollinator sharing by three sympatric milkvetches, including the endangered species Astragalus montii, S. M. Geer, Vincent J. Tepedino, Terry L. Griswold, and W. R. Bowlin
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
Reproductive biology of the rare orchid, Spiranthes diluvialis: Breeding system, pollination, and implications for conservation, S. D. Sipes and Vincent J. Tepedino
The pollination and reproduction of Spiranthes diluvialis: Implications for conservation of four populations, S. D. Sipes, P. G. Wolf, and Vincent J. Tepedino
The bees of the Columbia Basin, Vincent J. Tepedino and Terry L. Griswold