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Tracking the Range Expansion of a Native Bee, the Squash Bee, Eucera (Peponapis) pruinosa; (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Oregon using Community Science

Creator:

Jones, Miranda L.

Abstract:

The foraging distance of bees has been intensely studied. In contrast, little is known about the factors that determine bee dispersal distance, especially on large spatial scales. Eucera (Peponapis) pruinosa is a wild ground nesting bee that exclusively collects pollen from squash in the genus Cucurbita. Although the bee occurs...

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Honors College Thesis

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potential occurrence records from June 18 to September 26, 2021, covering winter and summer squash bloom
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony strength and its effects on pollination and yield in highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Creator:

Grant, Kennedy J.

Abstract:

Many pollination studies with honey bees have examined the effect of colony density on crop yield and yet overlook the effect of variation in the population size of these colonies. High colony density in northern highbush blueberry has been met with concerns from beekeepers who feel higher densities will intensify...

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Honors College Thesis

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(Isaacs & Kirk 2010; Gibbs et al. 2016; Hoffman et al. 2018), even though several wild bee species are