This thesis is a discussion of the major bee diseases
found in Oregon with notes on minor ailments of bees and
on diseases not yet present followed by a history of the
introduction and spread of the more important diseases,
a history of bee legislation in Oregon and a discussion...
Published June 1954. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published October 1955. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Revised June 1958. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Heterostylum robustum (Osten Sacken) is the principal parasite
of the alkali bee, Nomia melanderi Ckll., one of the most efficient
pollinators of alfalfa in the western United States.
The purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of
parasitism and to investigate the biology of H. robustum.
The fly...
The objectives of this study were (a) to measure the amount
of cross-pollination caused by three bee species at 10, 20 and 40
rods distance from a foreign pollen source, (b) to measure the effects
of bee species, planting pattern and season on broad sense heritability
estimates for seed yield...