Checklist of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from small diversified vegetable farms in south-western Montana

• Published in: Biodiversity data journal Vol. 7; no. 7; p. e30062
• Main Authors: Delphia, Casey M, Griswold, Terry, Reese, Elizabeth G, O'Neill, Kevin M, Burkle, Laura A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 28.01.2019
• Subjects: Americas; Animalia; Bees; biodiversi; Biodiversity; Biodiversity & Conservation; Farms; native bees; New records; Plant reproduction; Pollination; pollinators; Species; Taxonomic Paper; Vegetables; wild bees; United States > US; Montana; Rocky Mountains; range expansion; bee conservation; biodiversity; wildflower strips; wild bees; Intermountain West; native bees; agroecosystems; pollinators; farmlands

Over three years (2013-2015), we sampled bees using nets and bowl traps on four diversified vegetable farms in Gallatin County, Montana, USA, as part of a study evaluating the use of wildflower strips for supporting wild bees and crop pollination services on farmlands (Delphia et al. In prep). We do...