Wednesday, December 12, 2001 -
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Nest-species association of some Costa Rican solitary bees

Renata C. Monteiro-Consoli1, S.B. Vinson1, and Gordon W. Frankie2. (1) Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology, ERL, College Station, TX, (2) University of California, Division of Insect Biology, Wellman Hall, Berkeley, CA

Information on nest structure of some Costa Rican solitary bees is given with comments on the construction material and mass provisioning. Possible modifications on the nest structure are also discussed.

Keywords: solitary bees, nest structure

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