Nesting Efectiveness of Red Mason Bee Osmia rufa (L.) in Reed Stalk Phragmites australis (Cav.)

The research enabled the optimal parameters of reed stalks Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud, to be determined and then be used for rearing red mason bees (Osmia rufa L.). During research conducted in 2015 and 2016, 3,293 reed stalks were occupied by red mason bees, and 19,461 nest cells we...

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Main Authors: Michołap Paweł, Cierpisz Marcin, Sikora Aneta, Sikora Marcin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Apicultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2020-0031