Insect Metamorphosis: From Natural History to Regulation of Development and Evolution
explores the origin of metamorphosis, how it evolved, and how it is it regulated. The book …

Bumble bees are important pollinators for a great diversity of wild and cultivated plants, and
in many parts of the world certain species have been found to be in decline, gone locally …

Several studies have highlighted the impact of environmental factors such as food type or
larval density on the development of blowfly larvae. We investigated how changes in …

Both the identity and prevalence of parasitoid dipterans associated with bumble bees
(Bombus spp.) in southern South America are little known. Between 2009 and 2017, a total …

Natural enemies are one of the main mortality factors in bees and wasps attacking either
immature stages or adults of their hosts. Dipterans of the genus Physocephala (Diptera …

1 Developing a Commercial Bumble Bee Clean Stock Certification Program: A white paper of
the North American Pollinator Protectio Page 1 1 Developing a Commercial Bumble Bee …

Diptera is one of the most speciose groups within Insecta, but there are deep gaps in
knowledge of the South American faunas. Conopidae, also known as thick-headed flies …

Potential biological threats to honey bees must be identified quickly, before making
disruptive and costly decisions. Here we describe numerous Osmia cornifrons …

The thick-headed flies (Diptera: Conopidae) are rarely observed parasitoids. Confirmed
hosts include many species of bees and wasps. Often collected from flowers, conopids may …