Nesting biology and seasonality of Duckeanthidium thielei Michener (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), an oligolectic rainforest bee

Published source details Thiele R. (2002) Nesting biology and seasonality of Duckeanthidium thielei Michener (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), an oligolectic rainforest bee. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 75, 274-282.
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Provide artificial nest sites for solitary bees

Thiele (2002) recorded the recently discovered solitary bee Duckeanthidium thielei nesting in 11 and 13 mm diameter drilled holes in 24 hardwood nesting blocks placed in lowland tropical forest in Costa Rica. The species is known only from Costa Rica and considered to be rare.

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