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Foraging and nesting behavior of the leaf-cutter bee Megachile rotundata (Fabricius)

Creator:

Osgood, Charles Edgar

Abstract:

The study provides the details of the ethology of Megachile rotundata (Fabricius), and presents preliminary observations on its foraging and nesting behavior. Development from prepupae to adults proceeds most rapidly at 32 degrees C., and is retarded when held at lower and higher temperatures. Male behavior is distinct from that...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis