Osmia lignaria, commonly known as the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee,[1] is a megachilid bee that makes nests in natural holes and reeds, creating individual cells for its brood that are separated by mud dividers. Unlike carpenter bees, it cannot drill holes in wood. O. lignaria is a common species used for early spring fruit bloom in the United States and Canada, though a number of other Osmia species are cultured for use in pollination.
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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...
Richard L. (October 2003). "Pollinating Efficacy of Osmia cornifrons and Osmialignaria subsp. lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) on Three Brassicaceae...
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Bee" (Osmialignaria, more black than blue in color) is a proven orchard pollinator. In Japan, the Japanese Orchard Bee—the hornfaced bee, Osmia cornifrons—provides...
kleptoparasitic pest of Megachilid solitary bees, with Ch. krombeini found with Osmialignaria of North America, (the Blue Orchard Mason Bee). Pollen mites do not...
native and frequently raised Osmialignaria (the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee), used in orchard pollination. Other Osmia and Megachile species are...
Osmia californica is a megachilid bee, or mason bee. Native to North America, the mason bees are important pollinators. O. californica generally emerges...
DR (November 2013). "Nesting site density and distribution affect Osmialignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) reproductive success and almond yield in...
Prepupa-Wintering Bee Megachile rotundata and the Adult-Wintering Bee Osmialignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of...
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