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Ecology and conservation

Aberrant cocoons found on honey bee comb cells are found to be Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski) (Hymenoptera: Megachillidae)

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Pages 1000-1004 | Received 17 Jul 2019, Accepted 04 Mar 2020, Published online: 14 Apr 2020

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