Japanese hornfaced bees Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) are used for pollination of spring blooming fruit crops such as apple, pear, and blueberry. Because O. cornifrons has a short adult life span, synchronization of bee emergence with bloom is critical to maximize crop pollination. This study was conducted to determine lower temperature thresholds (LTDs), optimum temperatures, and required degree-day accumulation for emergence of O. cornifrons adults. Patterns of temperature-dependent emergence of O. cornifrons adults at seven temperatures (3.9, 12.0, 18.6, 26.6, 30.3, 35.6, and 42.5°C) were modeled and simulated with linear and nonlinear regression analyses. Results of this study showed that required degree-days (DD) for emergence of male and female O. cornifrons adults were 125.2 DD, with LTD of 8.9°C and 179.8 DD, with LTD of 8.6°C, respectively. The optimum temperatures for emergence were 36.5, 30.2, and 35.7°C for male, female, and both sexes combined, respectively. This study indicated that emergence of O. cornifrons adults could be manipulated to synchronize with pollination periods of target fruit crops.
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1 December 2009
Temperature-Dependent Emergence of Osmia cornifrons (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) Adults
Joseph White,
Youngsoo Son,
Yong-Lak Park
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Journal of Economic Entomology
Vol. 102 • No. 6
December 2009
Vol. 102 • No. 6
December 2009
degree-day
hornfaced bee
pollination