Seasonal population abundance of the assembly of solitary wasps and bees (Hymenoptera) according to land-use in Maranhão state, Brazil

ABSTRACT Solitary wasps and bees (Hymenoptera) play a key role in ecosystem and agroecosystem functioning. Crops may benefit from biological pest control and pollination carried out by predatory solitary wasps and solitary bees, respectively. Here, we aimed at evaluating the abundance and faunistic...

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Main Authors: Michela Costa Batista Matos, Shênia Santos Silva, Adenir Vieira Teodoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262016000200171&lng=en&tlng=en