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EFFECT OF TWO INSECT VIRUSES AND TWO ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI ON LARVAL AND PUPAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ALFALFA LEAFCUTTING BEE, MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA (FAB.) (HYMENOPTERA: MEGACHILIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D.W. Goerzen ,
M.A. Erlandson  and
K.C. Moore
D.W. Goerzen
Affiliation:
Saskatchewan Alfalfa Seed Producers' Association, 107 Science Crescent, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X2
M.A. Erlandson
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, 107 Science Crescent, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X2
K.C. Moore
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, 107 Science Crescent, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X2
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The alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata (Fab.), is an important pollinator of alfalfa in western Canada and is widely utilized for alfalfa seed production (Richards 1984). As a beneficial insect, the alfalfa leafcutting bee must be considered, along with the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., as a non-target organism of importance in evaluations of potential microbial control agents for use against major insect pest species on the Canadian prairies.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 122 , Issue 5 , October 1990 , pp. 1039 - 1040
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1990

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