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How To Feed Bees, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton Aug 1965

How To Feed Bees, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton

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Bees: How To Winter Colonies, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton Jun 1965

Bees: How To Winter Colonies, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton

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How To Requeen, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton Feb 1965

How To Requeen, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton

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How To Capture Swarms, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton Feb 1965

How To Capture Swarms, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton

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How To Produce Honey, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton Jan 1965

How To Produce Honey, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton

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Preliminary Report On Selection And Breeding Of Honeybees For Alfalfa Pollen Collection, William P. Nye, O. Mackensen Jan 1965

Preliminary Report On Selection And Breeding Of Honeybees For Alfalfa Pollen Collection, William P. Nye, O. Mackensen

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Some colonies of honeybees on alfalfa collect a much higher percentage of alfalfa pollen than others. The possibility of genetic differences between colonies was investigated. Colonies collecting high and low percentages of alfalfa pollen were first selected. Daughters of queens from three 'high' and three 'low' colonies were inseminated from their brothers, and colonies headed by queens of these six lines were tested. Colonies headed by sister queens were more similar in the proportion of alfalfa pollen they collected than were those headed by unrelated queens. This suggests heritability of the factor studied. On the other hand no correlation was …


Beekeeping For Beginners, William P. Nye, G. F. Knowlton Jan 1965

Beekeeping For Beginners, William P. Nye, G. F. Knowlton

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How To Destroy Bees In The Home, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton Oct 1964

How To Destroy Bees In The Home, William P. Nye, George F. Knowlton

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Equipment For Making Nesting Holes For The Alfalfa Leaf-Cutting Bee, William P. Nye, George E. Bohart Apr 1964

Equipment For Making Nesting Holes For The Alfalfa Leaf-Cutting Bee, William P. Nye, George E. Bohart

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Managing The Leaf-Cutting Bee For Higher Alfalfa Seed Yields, George E. Bohart, George F. Knowlton Jan 1964

Managing The Leaf-Cutting Bee For Higher Alfalfa Seed Yields, George E. Bohart, George F. Knowlton

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A Revisional Study Of The Bees Of The Genus Perdita F. Smith, With Special Reference To The Fauna Of The Pacific Coast (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) Part V, P. H. Timberlake Apr 1962

A Revisional Study Of The Bees Of The Genus Perdita F. Smith, With Special Reference To The Fauna Of The Pacific Coast (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) Part V, P. H. Timberlake

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In parts III and IV of this revision the species of the typical subgenus of Perdita belonging in the zonalis, halictoides, and octomaculata groups have been treated. This study is now extended to include the species belonging in that section of Perdita which may be called the ventralis group. In order to facilitate the study of these bees a key to the groups treated in Part III and subsequent parts is here offered. This key may afford some help in classifying the more typical members of the groups, but because of the multiplicity and extreme diversity of these …


Observations Of The Visits Of Honey Bees And Bumble Bees To Bladder Senna (Colutea Arborescens Lam.), William P. Nye, George E. Bohart Mar 1962

Observations Of The Visits Of Honey Bees And Bumble Bees To Bladder Senna (Colutea Arborescens Lam.), William P. Nye, George E. Bohart

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Extra Supering And Shading As Factors In Honey Production In Northern Utah, William P. Nye Jan 1962

Extra Supering And Shading As Factors In Honey Production In Northern Utah, William P. Nye

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Observations On The Behavior Of Bees In A Controlled-Environment Room, William P. Nye Jan 1962

Observations On The Behavior Of Bees In A Controlled-Environment Room, William P. Nye

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A detailed description is given of a controlled-environment flight room for the study of bee behaviour both in and outside the colony. Experiments demonstrated the ability of a colony to collect pollen, sugar syrup and water in the room, and to rear brood normally, increasing its strength throughout It months in spring. The behaviour of bees collecting powdered pollen from a tray 30 ft. [10 m.l from the hive was influenced by the amount and distribution of light in the room.


Alfalfa Seed Production Studies, M. W. Pedersen, William P. Nye Jan 1962

Alfalfa Seed Production Studies, M. W. Pedersen, William P. Nye

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From a practical standpoint, the culture to use is the one that gives the greatest net return. The study indicates that planting alfalfa for seed production in 24-inch rows at a rate of 1.5 pounds of seed per acre and thinning in the fall of the year after planting is best. For example, a field planted in the spring of 1963 should be thinned in the fall of 1964. Cutting out approximately every other foot within the row seems advisable. While there appears to be considerable latitude in the extent of thinning, weed problems are encountered if the stand is …


How To Manage The Alfalfa Leaf-Cutting Bee (Megachile Rotundata Fabr.) For Alfalfa Pollination, George E. Bohart Jan 1962

How To Manage The Alfalfa Leaf-Cutting Bee (Megachile Rotundata Fabr.) For Alfalfa Pollination, George E. Bohart

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Introduction Of Foreign Pollinators, Prospects And Problems, George E. Bohart Jan 1962

Introduction Of Foreign Pollinators, Prospects And Problems, George E. Bohart

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A Revision Of The Larropsis Subgenus Ancistroma Fox (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), R. M. Bohart, George E. Bohart Jan 1962

A Revision Of The Larropsis Subgenus Ancistroma Fox (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), R. M. Bohart, George E. Bohart

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Nectar Sugar Concentration As A Measure Of Pollination Of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.), William P. Nye, M. W. Pedersen Jan 1962

Nectar Sugar Concentration As A Measure Of Pollination Of Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.), William P. Nye, M. W. Pedersen

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The "visitation rate of honeybees on alfalfa may possibly be measured by determining the sugar concentration of nectar in the honey stomachs of foraging bees. This concentration is shown to be largely controlled by the relative humidity and the time available for nectar evaporation in the alfalfa blossom, which in turn depends on the rate of visitation by honeybees. An adjustment for relative humidity may be necessary in order to compare readings widely separated in time or location. Where conditions are relatively constant from day to day, it may be sufficient to measure the nectar sugar concentration and relative humidity …


Management Of Honeybee Colonies For Pollination In Cages, William P. Nye Jan 1962

Management Of Honeybee Colonies For Pollination In Cages, William P. Nye

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The use of bees for pollination is extending in various directions, and each extension brings with it new problems to be solved. Infields and orchards, the main problem may be to get the bees to visit all the flowers. In a small plot, this can be ensured by enclosing the plot and a hive of bees in a cage, but special steps are then needed to ensure the well-being of the bees. In this article Mr. Nye, who is on the staff of the Entomology Research Division of the United States Department of Agriculture, describes the colony management necessary. The …


Here's A Way To Increase Seed Crop, George E. Bohart, George F. Knowlton Jan 1961

Here's A Way To Increase Seed Crop, George E. Bohart, George F. Knowlton

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Research On Legume Pollination, George E. Bohart Jan 1961

Research On Legume Pollination, George E. Bohart

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Pollination Of Seed Crops By Insects (In Seeds. The Yearbook Of Agriculture), George E. Bohart, Frank E. Todd Jan 1961

Pollination Of Seed Crops By Insects (In Seeds. The Yearbook Of Agriculture), George E. Bohart, Frank E. Todd

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Carrot Seed Production As Affected By Insect Pollination, Hawthorn L. R., George E. Bohart, E. H. Toole, William P. Nye, M. D. Levin Jul 1960

Carrot Seed Production As Affected By Insect Pollination, Hawthorn L. R., George E. Bohart, E. H. Toole, William P. Nye, M. D. Levin

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Insect Pollinators Of Carrots In Utah, George E. Bohart, William P. Nye Apr 1960

Insect Pollinators Of Carrots In Utah, George E. Bohart, William P. Nye

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IN THE course of observation at Logan, Utah, on the occurrence and pollinating activities of insects on carrots grown for seed, 334 species representing 71 families, were collected. Most numerous in species were the hymenopterous families and superfamilies Sphecidae, Apoidea, Psammocharidae, Vespidae, and Ichneumonidae, and the dipterous families Syrphidae, Tachinidae, Bombyliidae, Stratiomyidae, and Sarcophagidae. Most numerous in individuals were the dipterous families Syrphidae, Ceratopogonidae, Chloropidae, and Piophilidae and the coleopterous family Coccinellidae. Families and superfamilies represented by the most efficient pollinators were Apoidea, Sphecidae, Syrphidae, and Stratiomyidae. Abundance times efficiency was used as a pollination index for each species. On …


The Biology Of Heterostylum Rubustum (Diptera: Bombyliidae), A Parasite Of The Alkali Bee, George E. Bohart, W. P. Stephen, R. K. Eppley Jan 1960

The Biology Of Heterostylum Rubustum (Diptera: Bombyliidae), A Parasite Of The Alkali Bee, George E. Bohart, W. P. Stephen, R. K. Eppley

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Managing Alkali Bees For Alfalfa Pollination, George E. Bohart, George F. Knowlton Jan 1960

Managing Alkali Bees For Alfalfa Pollination, George E. Bohart, George F. Knowlton

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The Biology Of Nomia (Epinomia) Triangulifera With Comparative Notes On Other Species Of Nomia, Earle A. Cross, George E. Bohart Jan 1960

The Biology Of Nomia (Epinomia) Triangulifera With Comparative Notes On Other Species Of Nomia, Earle A. Cross, George E. Bohart

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Distance From The Apiary As A Factor In Alfalfa Pollination, M. D. Levin, George E. Bohart, William P. Nye Jan 1960

Distance From The Apiary As A Factor In Alfalfa Pollination, M. D. Levin, George E. Bohart, William P. Nye

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Experiments conducted in northern Utah indicated that the distribution of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) on an alfalfa field is modified by various influences besides distance from the colonies. Because of these other factors, generalizations concerning the effect of distance from colonies on the distribution of foraging honey bees cannot be made on the basis of experiments herein reported. A slight negative relationship between bee populations and distance from colonies in alfalfa fields was found in some of the experiments reported. In two fields where the distance was less than 600 feet, horizontal stratification of the field population …


Cultural Practices For Alfalfa Seed Production, M. W. Pedersen, George E. Bohart, M. D. Levin, William P. Nye, S. A. Taylor, J. L. Haddock Mar 1959

Cultural Practices For Alfalfa Seed Production, M. W. Pedersen, George E. Bohart, M. D. Levin, William P. Nye, S. A. Taylor, J. L. Haddock

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No abstract provided.