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    Osmia bicornis (synonym Osmia rufa) is a species of mason bee, and is known as the red mason bee due to its covering of dense gingery hair. It is a solitary...
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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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    many taxa evolved despite intense male-male competition for mates. In Osmia rufa, for example, the female is larger/broader than males, with males being...
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    color vision which is insensitive to red but sensitive to ultraviolet. Osmia rufa, for example, possess a trichromatic color system, which they use in foraging...
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    bee, Osmia rufa. But, Ch. osmiae has been recorded in eastern Oregon, where O. rufa is not known. Chaetodactylus krombeini infestation of an Osmia lignaria...
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  • (Zanden, 1983) Osmia rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) Osmia rufohirta Latreille, 1811 Osmia rufotibialis Friese, 1920 Osmia saxatilis Warncke, 1988 Osmia saxicola Ducke...
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    floral oils from plants used to construct their nests. In the species, Osmia rufa, kin selection has also been associated with mating selection. Females...
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  • LjubiĊĦa; Pinzauti, M; Krunic, M (2005). "The accompanying fauna of Osmia cornuta and Osmia rufa and effective measures of protection". Bulletin of Insectology...
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    fauna: Anthocharis cardamines Bombus pascuorum Megachile centuncularis Osmia rufa Bombus lapidarius Bombus lucorum Sterna hirundo Fulica atra Podiceps cristatus...
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    genus Osmia) are being used in fruit tree pollination. According to British writer Christopher O'Toole in his book The Red Mason Bee, Osmia rufa is a much...
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  • monilicornis (Kirby, 1802) Sphecodes pellucidus Smith, F., 1845 Osmia aurulenta (Panzer, 1799) Osmia rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) Megachile centuncularis Linnaeus 1758...
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    that A. aggregata has been seen to infect include the red mason bee (Osmia rufa), the patchwork leafcutter bee (Megachile centuncularis), Megachile pugnata...
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  • mites and pollen. It only actively replicates in honey bees and mason bees (Osmia cornuta) and not in Varroa mites. Dysentery is a condition resulting from...
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  • ravouxi Hoplitis villosa Megachile lagopoda Megachile parietina Osmia alticola Osmia pilicornis Wingless mantis (Apteromantis aptera) Devil's flower mantis...
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  • ravouxi Hoplitis villosa Megachile lagopoda Megachile parietina Osmia alticola Osmia pilicornis Wingless mantis (Apteromantis aptera) Devil's flower mantis...
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