Osmiacornuta, the European orchard bee, is a species of bee in the genus Osmia. 10–15 mm. Males with conspicuously hairy faces. Females are unmistakable...
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...
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...
live as parasites of Megachile parietina, Hoplitis anthocopoides and Osmiacornuta. Goulet H. & Huber J.T. (eds), 1993. Hymenoptera of the world: an identification...
honey bees. Both O. rufa and O. cornuta are used in Europe, while in western North America, the "Blue Orchard Bee" (Osmia lignaria, more black than blue...
Ljubiša; Pinzauti, M; Krunic, M (2005). "The accompanying fauna of Osmiacornuta and Osmia rufa and effective measures of protection". Bulletin of Insectology...
and pollen. It only actively replicates in honey bees and mason bees (Osmiacornuta) and not in Varroa mites. Dysentery is a condition resulting from a...
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