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Creator:: Maxfield-Taylor, Sarah A.
Abstract:: Bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) are important native pollinators in wild and agricultural systems, and are one of the few groups of native bees commercially bred for use in the pollination of a range of crops. In recent years, declines in bumble bees have been reported globally. One factor implicated in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: _____________________________________________ Sujaya U. Rao Bumble

Creator:: Broussard, Melissa
Abstract:: Bees provide vital ecosystem services for cropping systems as well as natural landscapes. Declines in both both native bee and managed honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) populations has brought attention to the significance of their role as pollinators in managed and native ecosystems. As a result, conservation efforts have been...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Phillips, Kimberly N.
Abstract:: In cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton) cultivation, farmers typically rent colonies of honey bee (Apis mellifera) for pollination. However, the efficiency of this bee at pollinating cranberries in Oregon, as in other regions, is questionable. Bumble bees (Bombus sp.) are reportedly effective in other regions, but their impact in Oregon is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Cranberries (Ericaceae: Vaccinium macrocarpon). Abstract approved: Sujaya Rao Abstract. In cranberry

Creator:: Bergh, Jennifer E.
Abstract:: The importance of pollinators in native and managed landscapes is well known, and recent interest is directed towards investigating the role of native bees as providers of pollination ecosystem services. Uncertainty about bee populations at global and local scales has prompted research and general interest in conservation of bee diversity....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Sujaya Rao The importance of pollinators in native and managed landscapes

Creator:: Kaser, Joseph M.
Abstract:: Epichloë typhina (Ascomycetes: Clavicipitaceae) is an endophytic fungus that infects perennial Pooid grasses and is the causal agent of choke disease. It is endemic to Europe and was inadvertently introduced into orchardgrass seed production fields in western Oregon. Choke disease, which was first recorded in Oregon in 1996, currently infects...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Sujaya Rao Epichloë typhina (Ascomycetes: Clavicipitaceae) is an endophytic fungus that

Creator:: Lestari, Anis S.
Abstract:: Entomopathogenic fungi are cosmopolitan microbial pathogens that cause fungous diseases in a wide range of insects via spore infection. Due to their natural enemy status, they have tremendous potential for use as microbial control agents against insect pests, especially subterranean pests for which few management options are available. The clover...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Sujaya U. Rao Entomopathogenic fungi are cosmopolitan microbial

Creator:: Argoti, Adriana G.
Abstract:: Bees provide critical pollination services to diverse agricultural crops, native plants and trees. Globally, there are reports of bee declines which have been attributed to diseases, exposure to pesticides and changes in land use that are believed to have led to a reduction in foraging resources and nesting habitats for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Sujaya U. Rao Bees provide

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