Observation of Megachile saulcyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) using plastic for nest construction in Chile
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Megachile saulcyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) is reported for first time cutting pieces from a plastic bag that are used the construction of its nest, this being record bee performing activity in Chile. The growing problem solitary bees use cells their nest analyzed as well consequences they can originate survival populations.
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista chilena de entomología
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0034-740X', '0718-8994']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35249/rche.47.2.21.04