SEASONALITY AND ALTERNATIVE FLORAL RESOURCES AFFECT REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF THE ALFALFA LEAFCUTTING BEE, MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA

Seasonality and alternative floral resources affect reproductive success of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata

Background Managed populations of the alfalfa leafcutting bee (ALCB), butter silk sarees pothys Megachile rotundata (F.), are often not sustainable.In addition to numerous mortality factors that contribute to this, the dense bee populations used to maximize alfalfa pollination quickly deplete floral resources available to bees later in the summer.P

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Improving quality and prolonging shelf life of guava (Psidium guajava L.) by organic and inorganic compounds and plant extracts

Shelf life of a fruit is an important consideration for its storage and marketing.Post-harvest losses of guava represent a massive loss and decreased our guava production every year.The current study was carried out in the Baramoon Experimental Farm of the Horticulture Research Institute, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, to evaluate the effect of pre-

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