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Filtering by: Date issued sim 1968-03-28 Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Subject Megachile

Mechanisms of orientation in the leaf-cutter bee Megachile rotundata (Fabricius)

Creator:

Osgood, Charles Edgar

Abstract:

The leaf- cutter bee Megachile rotundata (Fabricius) is an important alfalfa pollinator in western North America. This study was designed to provide information on methods of orientation used by M. rotundata in order to make recommendations regarding the parameters within which adult nesting populations may be relocated. Preliminary studies suggest...

Resource Type:

Dissertation