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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; Acta Horticulturae
Wild bees and floral jewels, Vincent J. Tepedino; Wings
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; Acta Horticulturae
1996
Nesting resins obtained from pollen host by an oligolectic bee, Trachusa larreae (Cockerell) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), James H. Cane; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
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; Annals of the Entomological Society of America
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; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
A new Microbembex endemic to the Algodones Dunes, California, Terry L. Griswold; The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Estimating Population Density Per Unit Area From Mark, Release, Recapture Data, R. B. Matlock, J. B. Welch, and Frank D. Parker; Ecological Applications
Nest surface hydrocarbons facilitate nestmate recognition for the social wasp, Polistes metricus Say (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), T. L. Pitts-Singer and K. E. Espelie; Journal of Insect Behavior
Pollinator Lost? Reproduction by the enigmatic Jones’ Cycladenia, Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii (Apocynaceae), S. D. Sipes and Vincent J. Tepedino; Proceedings of the Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plant Conference
The reproductive ecology of Arctomecon californica, Vincent J. Tepedino and L. L. Hickerson; Final Report, The Nature Conservancy, Las Vegas, NV
Review of Sarah K. Gess’s “The pollen wasps”, Vincent J. Tepedino and Phillip F. Torchio; The Quarterly Review of Biology
Floral resource utilization by solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and exploitation of their stored foods by natural enemies, W. T. Wcislo and James H. Cane; Annual Review of Entomology
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; Final Report, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Boise, ID
Notes on the nesting biology of Svastra atripes (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), James H. Cane; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
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; The Canadian Entomologist
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; The Great Basin Naturalist
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; Environmental Entomology
Reproductive biology of the rare orchid, Spiranthes diluvialis: Breeding system, pollination, and implications for conservation, S. D. Sipes and Vincent J. Tepedino; Conservation Biology
The pollination and reproduction of Spiranthes diluvialis: Implications for conservation of four populations, S. D. Sipes, P. G. Wolf, and Vincent J. Tepedino; USDI Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake City, UT
The bees of the Columbia Basin, Vincent J. Tepedino and Terry L. Griswold; Final Report, USDA Forest Service, Portland, Oregon
Chalkbrood susceptibility among alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) larvae reared at different temperatures, J. D. Vandenberg and M. S. Goettel; Journal of Economic Entomology
1994
Genetic diversity and gene flow: Implications for the rare plant, Mirabilis macfarlanei (Nyctaginaceae), J. L. Barnes, P. G. Wolf, and Vincent J. Tepedino; Final Report, USDA Forest Service, Portland, Oregon
Nesting biology and mating behavior of the southeastern blueberry bee, Habropoda laboriosa (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), James H. Cane; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
A review of Ochreriades, Terry L. Griswold; The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Taxonomic notes on some heriadines with descriptions of three new species, Terry L. Griswold; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
The classification of Old World Anthidiini, C. D. Michener and Terry L. Griswold; University of Kansas Science Bulletin
The neotropical Stelis-like cleptoparasitic bees, C. D. Michener and Terry L. Griswold; Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
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; The Quarterly Review of Biology
Population genetics and ecology of Jones’ Cycladenia, S. D. Sipes, P. G. Wolf, Vincent J. Tepedino, and J. Boettinger; Final Report, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake City, UT
Insemination capability of male Pteromalus venustus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), a gregarious parasitoid of Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino; PSYCHE
Gene flow among rare plant populations as a measure of pollinator movement: Mirabilis macfarlanei (Nytaginaceae), Vincent J. Tepedino, J. L. Barnes, and P. G. Wolf; Annual Report of the Cooperative Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management project
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; Journal of Economic Entomology
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; Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Founding and usurping: equally efficient paths to nesting success in Osmia lignaria propinqua (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Vincent J. Tepedino and Phillip F. Torchio; Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Spore dosage and environmental effects on incidence of chalkbrood-pollen balls in alfalfa leafcutting bee nests, Phillip F. Torchio; Proceedings of the Northwestern Alfalfa Seed Growers
The present status and future prospects of non-social bees as crop pollinators, Phillip F. Torchio; Bee World
Comparative nesting behavior and immature development of Megachile rotundata (Fabricius) and Megachile apicalis spinola (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), G. T. Trostle and Phillip F. Torchio; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Chalkbrood susceptibility among larvae of the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) reared on different diets, J. D. Vandenberg; Journal of Economic Entomology
1993
Insecticide treatments for rangeland grasshoppers: Potential effects on pollinators and reproductive success of native plants, D. G. Alston, Vincent J. Tepedino, and E. W. Evans; Annual Report of the Cooperative Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management Project
The native bees of Mexico, R. Ayala, Terry L. Griswold, and S. H. Bullock; Biological Diversity of Mexico: Origins and distribution
The reproductive biology of Eriogonum pelinophilum (Polygonaceae), W. R. Bowlin, Vincent J. Tepedino, and Terry L. Griswold; Proceedings of the Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plant Conference
Reproductive role of sterile pollen in cryptically dioecious species of flowering plants, James H. Cane; Current Science
Reproductive role of sterile pollen in Saurauia (Actinidiaceae), a cryptically dioecious neotropical tree, James H. Cane; Biotropica
Honey bees harvest pollen from the porose anthers of cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) (Ericaceae), James H. Cane, K. McKenzie, and D. Schiffhauer; American Bee Journal
Regional, annual and seasonal variation in pollinator guilds: intrinsic traits of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) underlie their patterns of abundance at Vaccinium ashei (Ericaceae), James H. Cane and J. A. Payne; Annals of the Entomological Society of America
The pollination biology of Arizona Cliffrose (Purshia subintegra) including a report on experimental hybridization with its sympatric congener P. stansburyana (Rosaceae), R. D. Fitts, Vincent J. Tepedino, and Terry L. Griswold; Proceedings of the Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plant Conference
Breeding systems of the rare Heliotrope Milkvetch (Astragalus montii Welsh: Fabaceae) and two common congeners, S. M. Geer and Vincent J. Tepedino; Proceedings of the Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plant Conference
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; Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
A new species of Protostelis from Mexico, Terry L. Griswold; The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
New species of Perdita (Pygoperdita) Timberlake of the P. californica species group, Terry L. Griswold; The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Influence of Habitat, Season, and Attractant on Adult Behavior of the Screwworm (Diptera, Calliphoridae) in A Tropical Dry Zone in Costa-Rica, Frank D. Parker, J. B. Welch, and R. B. Matlock; Journal of Economic Entomology
Insecticide treatments for rangeland grasshoppers: Potential effects on the reproduction of Pediocactus sileri (Englem.) Benson (Cactaceae), M. L. Peach, Vincent J. Tepedino, D. G. Alston, and Terry L. Griswold; Proceedings of the Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plant Conference
Temporal patterns of floral visitation for two bee species foraging on Solanum, T. E. Shelley, E. M. Villalobos, S. L. Buchmann, and James H. Cane; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
The pollination and reproductive ecology of Spiranthes diluvialis Sheviak (Orchidaceae), S. D. Sipes, Vincent J. Tepedino, and W. R. Bowlin; Proceedings of the Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plant Conference
1992
The solitary bee Melissodes thelypodii thelypodii Cockerell (Anthophoridae) collects pollen from wind-pollinated Amaranthus palmeri Watson, James H. Cane, S. L. Buchmann, and W. E. LaBerge; The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Nest cell lining of the solitary bee Hylaeus bisinuatus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), K. E. Espelie, James H. Cane, and D. S. Himmelsbach; Experientia
Inefficacy of courtship stridulation as a pre-zygotic ethological mating barrier for Ips bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), E. E. Lewis and James H. Cane; Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Monitoring Adult-Populations of the Screwworm (Diptera, Calliphoridae) with Feeding Stations Baited with Liver, Frank D. Parker and J. B. Welch; Journal of Economic Entomology
Discriminant analysis of the cuticular hydrocarbons of social wasp Polistes exclamans Viereck and the surface hydrocarbons of its nest paper and pedicel, T. L. Pitts-Singer, M. A. Camann, and K. E. Espelie; Journal of Chemical Ecology
Social wasps use nest paper hydrocarbons for nestmate recognition, T. L. Pitts-Singer and K. E. Espelie; Animal Behaviour
Ultrastructural and chemical examination of paper and pedicel from laboratory and field nests of the social wasp Polistes metricus Say, T. L. Pitts-Singer, K. E. Espelie, and D. S. Himmelsbach; Journal of Chemical Ecology
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; Apidologie
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; Environmental Entomology
Biology of Tricrania stansburyi, a Meloid beetle cleptoparasite of the bee Osmia lignaria propinqua (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio and Jordi Bosch; Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Bioassay of the chalkbrood fungus Ascosphaera aggregata on larvae of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, J. D. Vandenberg; Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
Chalkbrood susceptibility among larvae of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, from different source populations, J. D. Vandenberg; Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
Population genetics of Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii, P. G. Wolf, S. D. Sipes, and Vincent J. Tepedino; Final Report, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake City, UT
1991
Insecticide treatments for rangeland grasshoppers: Potential effects on pollinating bees, D. G. Alston, M. L. Peach, Vincent J. Tepedino, and E. W. Evans; Annual Report of the Cooperative Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management Project
Soils of ground-nesting bees (Hymneoptera: Apoidea): Texture, moisture, cell depth and climate, James H. Cane; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Aggregation pheromones induce interspecific pairing between two sibling Ips species (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), J. W. Fox, D. L. Wood, and James H. Cane; Journal of Chemical Ecology
A review of the genus Microthurge, Terry L. Griswold; The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Alternative to Sentinel Animals for Collecting Egg Masses from Wild Females of the Screwworm (Diptera, Calliphoridae), Frank D. Parker and J. B. Welch; Journal of Economic Entomology
Field Comparisons of Attractants for the Screwworm Fly (Diptera, Calliphoridae) in A Tropical Dry Forest in Costa-Rica, Frank D. Parker and J. B. Welch; Journal of Economic Entomology
Influence of Attractants on Behavior of Screwworms (Diptera, Calliphoridae) in A Tropical Wet Forest in Costa-Rica, Frank D. Parker and J. B. Welch; Journal of Economic Entomology
Induction of Ascosphaera (Ascomycetes: Ascosphaerales) infections in field populations of Osmia lignaria propinqua Cresson (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), R. W. Rust and Phillip F. Torchio; The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Native bees: the other native plant enthusiasts, Vincent J. Tepedino and S. Geer; Sego Lily
The Hairy Hymenoptera, Vincent J. Tepedino and S. Geer; American Horticultural Society
Bees as crop pollinators and the role of solitary species in changing environments, Phillip F. Torchio; Proceedings of the VIth International Symposium on Pollination
Use of Osmia lignaria propinqua (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) as a mobil pollinator of orchard crops, Phillip F. Torchio; Environmental Entomology
1990
Phylogenetic relationships of Ips bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae): Electrophoretic and morphometric analyses of the grandicollis group, James H. Cane, M. W. Stock, D. L. Wood, and S. J. Gast; Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
Attraction of a pinyon pine bark beetle, Ips hoppingi, to conspecific and I. confusus pheromones (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), James H. Cane and D. L. Wood; Journal of Chemical Ecology
Ancestral semiochemical attraction persists for adjoining populations of sibling Ips bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), James H. Cane, D. L. Wood, and J. Fox; Journal of Chemical Ecology
Pheromonal specificity of Southeastern Ips pine bark beetles reflects phylogenetic divergence (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), E. E. Lewis and James H. Cane; The Canadian Entomologist
Stridulation as a primary antipredator defence of a beetle, E. E. Lewis and James H. Cane; Animal Behavior
Bee pollination of Cuphea (Lythraceae) species in greenhouse and field, Frank D. Parker and Vincent J. Tepedino; The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Diversification of pollination strategies for U.S. crops, Phillip F. Torchio; Environmental Entomology
Osmia ribifloris, a Native Bee Species Developed as a Commercially Managed Pollinator of Highbush Blueberry (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Application methods for Bacillus thuringiensis used to control larvae of the greater wax moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on stored beeswax combs, J. D. Vandenberg and H. Shimanuki; Journal of Economic Entomology
1989
Bees assess pollen returns while sonicating Solanum flowers, S. L. Buchmann and James H. Cane; Oecologia
Nesting biology notes for Perdita (Alloperdita) bradleyi Viereck (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), James H. Cane; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Novel pollen-harvesting behavior by the bee Protandrena mexicanorum (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), James H. Cane and S. L. Buchmann; Journal of Insect Behavior
Nest clustering as a means of managing Osmia sanrafaelae (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Frank D. Parker; Journal of Economic Entomology
Fruit size, seed size, seed viability and pollination of rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei Reade), J. A. Payne, James H. Cane, A. A. Amis, and P. H. Hyrene; Acta Horticulturae
Late embryogenesis and immature development of Osmia rufa cornigera (Rossi) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), R. W. Rust, Phillip F. Torchio, and G. E. Trostle; Apidologie
Repulsion of three chalcid parasitoids of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata (F.) by the fungicides CAPTAN and DPX, Vincent J. Tepedino; The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Pollination biology of threatened and endangered plants, Vincent J. Tepedino and Terry L. Griswold; Annual Report of the Cooperative Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management project
Death camas (Zigadenus nuttallii) in Kansas: pollen collectors and a florivore, Vincent J. Tepedino, A. K. Knapp, G. C. Eickwort, and D. C. Ferguson; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
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; Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Biology, immature development, and adaptive behavior of Stelis montana, a cleptoparasite of Osmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Phillip F. Torchio; Annals of the Entomological Society of America