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    Osmia lignaria, commonly known as the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee, is a megachilid bee that makes nests in natural holes and reeds, creating...
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    Mason bee (redirect from Osmia)
    Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus Osmia, of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using...
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    Richard L. (October 2003). "Pollinating Efficacy of Osmia cornifrons and Osmia lignaria subsp. lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) on Three Brassicaceae...
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  • in the genus Osmia, mason bees. Osmia adae Bingham, 1897 Osmia aeruginosa Warncke, 1988 Osmia agilis Morawitz, 1875 Osmia aglaia Osmia alaiensis van...
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    Bee" (Osmia lignaria, more black than blue in color) is a proven orchard pollinator. In Japan, the Japanese Orchard Bee—the hornfaced bee, Osmia cornifrons—provides...
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  • Brassica hirta, Brassica nigra Honey bees, solitary bees (Osmia cornifrons, Osmia lignaria) seed 2-modest temperate Rapeseed Brassica napus Honey bees...
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    kleptoparasitic pest of Megachilid solitary bees, with Ch. krombeini found with Osmia lignaria of North America, (the Blue Orchard Mason Bee). Pollen mites do not...
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    native and frequently raised Osmia lignaria (the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee), used in orchard pollination. Other Osmia and Megachile species are...
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    flowers than are the males. Experiments with the orchard mason bee (Osmia lignaria), conclusively showed that nectar and pollen from Toxicoscordion paniculatum...
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    genera Osmia and Megachile. One example has been recorded, from Nova Scotia, Canada, in the nest of the Blue Orchid Mason Bee (Osmia lignaria). Within...
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    DR (November 2013). "Nesting site density and distribution affect Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) reproductive success and almond yield in...
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    Osmia californica is a megachilid bee, or mason bee. Native to North America, the mason bees are important pollinators. O. californica generally emerges...
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    Prepupa-Wintering Bee Megachile rotundata and the Adult-Wintering Bee Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of...
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    Chaetodactylidae Chaetodactylus on Osmia lignaria Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata...
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  • troodica Osmia ariadne Osmia balearica Osmia dusmeti Osmia iberica Osmia larochei Osmia madeirensis Osmia mirhiji Osmia moreensis Osmia palmae Osmia picena...
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