Claim · model-written summary
M. chlorigaster used leaf types unusually to build nests.
Verbatim
e0“M. chlorigaster exhibited unusual behavior in using leaf types to build a nest”
e1“they interacted with 30 plant species for nectar/pollen and 19 plant species for leaf pieces from 17 plant families”
Title
Notes on the nesting ecology of the Megachile bees from North India
Neha Kunjwal; Mohammad Sarfraz Khan; Gaurava Kumar; et al. Journal of Apicultural Research 2020. doi:10.1080/00218839.2020.1774151
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Megachile bees interacted with 30 plant species for nectar or pollen.
- Observation Megachile bees obtained leaf pieces from 19 plant species.
- Observation Bees preferred Leguminosae for provisions and leaf pieces.
- Observation Leafcutter bee species had distinctive leaf preferences.
- Observation Megachile bicolor had a wider range of plant interactions.
- Observation M. disjuncta had a wider range of plant interactions.
- Observation M. cephalotes had a wider range of plant interactions.