Bulletin No.
544: Revised 1979
Document Type
Bulletin
Department
Department of Entomology-Zoology
Description
The alfalfa leaf-cutter bee, Megachile rotundata (Fabricius), was introduced into South D a k o t a from Utah in 1962 for alfalfa pollination testing. This leaf-cutting bee, because of its pollen collecting activmes, has shown considerable promise as a means of increasing yields of alfalfa seed. A native of Eurasia, it was introduced into eastern United States in the mid-thirties and by 1958 had moved across the country into Oregon. There is some indication that the alfalfa leaf-cutter bee may have become established in isolated locations in South Dakota during this initial cross-country movement.
Keywords
Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee. alfalfa seed production, alfalfa pollination
Pages
18
Publication Date
5-1979
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
South Dakota Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Walstrom, R. J., "Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee: Management for Alfalfa Pollination in South Dakota" (1979). Research Bulletins of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (1887-2011). 545.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/agexperimentsta_bulletins/545