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120. Smith KM, Loh EH, Rostal MK, Zambrana-Torrelio CM, Mendiola L, Daszak P (2013)
Pathogens, pests, and economics: drivers of honey bee colony declines and losses. EcoHealth
10:434–445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-013-0870-2
121. Schacker M (2008) A spring without bees: how colony collapse disorder has endangered our
food supply. The Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut
122. Al Naggar Y, Codling G, Vogt A, Naiem E, Mohamed M, Seif A, Giesy JP (2015) Organophosphorus insecticides in honey, pollen and bees (Apis mellifera L.) and their potential hazard to
bee colonies in Egypt. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 114:1–8
123. APC (2016) The Agricultural Pesticides Committee. Ministry of Agriculture and Land
Reclamation, Egypt
124. Codling G, Al Naggar Y, Giesy JP, Robertson AJ (2016) Concentrations of neonicotinoid
insecticides in honey, pollen and honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in central Saskatchewan,
Canada. Chemosphere 144:2321–2328
125. Hassan AH, Kamel SM, Osman MAM, Mahmoud MF, Bedeir EH, Shebl MA (2016a) Conservation of the mason bees Osmia latrellei Spinola (Hymenoptera Megachilidae) in Egypt.
Egypt J Appl Sci 31(6):73–84
126. Hassan HH, Kamel SM, Osman MAM, Mahmoud MF, Bedeir EH, Shebl MA (2016b)
Ecological notes on the nest construction and cell provisioning of Osmia latrellei Spinola
(Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Egypt. Egypt J Appl Sci 31(6):85–95
127. Shebl MA, Kamel SM, Abu Hashesh TA, Osman MA (2008a) Seasonal abundance of
leafcutting bees (Megachile minutissima, Megachilidae, Hymenoptera). World J Agric Sci
4(2):280–287
128. Shebl MA, Kamel SM, Abu Hashesh TA, Osman MA (2008b) The impact of leafcutting bees
(Megachile minutissima, Megachilidae, Hymenoptera) (Radoszkowski, 1876) artificial nest
sites on seed production of alfalfa, Ismailia, Egypt. Agricultura 5:33–35
129. Shebl MA, Kamel SM, Abu Hashesh TA, Osman MA (2009a) The most common insect
species in Alfalfa field in Egypt. Acad J Entomol 1(2):27–31
130. Shebl MA, Kamel SM, Abu Hashesh TA, Osman MAM (2009b) The impact of using leafcutting bees (Megachilidae: Hymenoptera) with different fertilization treatments on alfalfa seed
production. J Soil Plant Nutr 9(2):134–141
131. Shoukry AA, Kamel SM, Abu-Hashish TA, Osman MA (1997) Ecological studies of mason
bee Chalicaodoma siculum Rossi at Ismailia Governorate. In: Proceeding of 7th national
conference of pests & diseases of vegetables & fruits, vol 2, Ismailia, Egypt, pp 362–379
132. Kleijn D, Kohler F, Báldi A, Batáry P, Concepción ED, Clough Y, Díaz M, Gabriel D,
Holzschuh A, Knop E, Kovács A, Marshall EJP, Tscharntke T, Verhulst J (2009) On the
relationship between farmland biodiversity and land-use intensity in Europe. Proc R Soc B
276:903–909
133. Kovács-Hostyánszki A, K˝ orösi A, Orci KM, Batáry P, Báldi A (2011) Set-aside promotes
insect and plant diversity in a Central European country. Agric Ecosyst Environ 141:296–301
134. Batary P, Andras B, Kleijn D, Tscharntke T (2011) Landscape-moderated biodiversity effects
of agri-environmental management: a meta-analysis. Proc R Soc B Biol Sci 278:1894–1902
135. Cane JH, Minckley RL, Kervin LJ, Roulston TH, Williams NM (2006) Complex responses
within a desert bee guild (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) to urban habitat fragmentation. Ecol
Appl 16:632–644
136. Holzschuh A, Steffan-Dewenter I, Tscharntke T (2008) Agricultural landscapes with organic
crops support higher pollinator diversity. Oikos 117:354–361
137. Kremen C, Williams NM, Thorp RW (2002) Crop pollination from native bees at risk from
agricultural intensification. Proc Natl Acad Sci 99:16812–16816
138. Winfree R, Griswold T, Kremen C (2007) Effect of human disturbance on bee communities
in a forested ecosystem. Conserv Biol 21:213–223
139. Potts SG, Vulliamy B, Dafni A, Ne’eman G, Willmer PG (2003) Linking bees and flowers:
how do floral communities structure pollinator communities? Ecology 84:2628–2642
140. Memmott J, Carvell C, Pywell RF, Craze PG (2010) The potential impact of global warming
on the efficacy of field margins sown for the conservation of bumble-bees. Philos Trans R Soc
Lond B Biol Sci 365:2071–2079
M. A. M. Osman and M. A. Shebl
120. Smith KM, Loh EH, Rostal MK, Zambrana-Torrelio CM, Mendiola L, Daszak P (2013)
Pathogens, pests, and economics: drivers of honey bee colony declines and losses. EcoHealth
10:434–445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-013-0870-2
121. Schacker M (2008) A spring without bees: how colony collapse disorder has endangered our
food supply. The Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut
122. Al Naggar Y, Codling G, Vogt A, Naiem E, Mohamed M, Seif A, Giesy JP (2015) Organophosphorus insecticides in honey, pollen and bees (Apis mellifera L.) and their potential hazard to
bee colonies in Egypt. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 114:1–8
123. APC (2016) The Agricultural Pesticides Committee. Ministry of Agriculture and Land
Reclamation, Egypt
124. Codling G, Al Naggar Y, Giesy JP, Robertson AJ (2016) Concentrations of neonicotinoid
insecticides in honey, pollen and honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in central Saskatchewan,
Canada. Chemosphere 144:2321–2328
125. Hassan AH, Kamel SM, Osman MAM, Mahmoud MF, Bedeir EH, Shebl MA (2016a) Conservation of the mason bees Osmia latrellei Spinola (Hymenoptera Megachilidae) in Egypt.
Egypt J Appl Sci 31(6):73–84
126. Hassan HH, Kamel SM, Osman MAM, Mahmoud MF, Bedeir EH, Shebl MA (2016b)
Ecological notes on the nest construction and cell provisioning of Osmia latrellei Spinola
(Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Egypt. Egypt J Appl Sci 31(6):85–95
127. Shebl MA, Kamel SM, Abu Hashesh TA, Osman MA (2008a) Seasonal abundance of
leafcutting bees (Megachile minutissima, Megachilidae, Hymenoptera). World J Agric Sci
4(2):280–287
128. Shebl MA, Kamel SM, Abu Hashesh TA, Osman MA (2008b) The impact of leafcutting bees
(Megachile minutissima, Megachilidae, Hymenoptera) (Radoszkowski, 1876) artificial nest
sites on seed production of alfalfa, Ismailia, Egypt. Agricultura 5:33–35
129. Shebl MA, Kamel SM, Abu Hashesh TA, Osman MA (2009a) The most common insect
species in Alfalfa field in Egypt. Acad J Entomol 1(2):27–31
130. Shebl MA, Kamel SM, Abu Hashesh TA, Osman MAM (2009b) The impact of using leafcutting bees (Megachilidae: Hymenoptera) with different fertilization treatments on alfalfa seed
production. J Soil Plant Nutr 9(2):134–141
131. Shoukry AA, Kamel SM, Abu-Hashish TA, Osman MA (1997) Ecological studies of mason
bee Chalicaodoma siculum Rossi at Ismailia Governorate. In: Proceeding of 7th national
conference of pests & diseases of vegetables & fruits, vol 2, Ismailia, Egypt, pp 362–379
132. Kleijn D, Kohler F, Báldi A, Batáry P, Concepción ED, Clough Y, Díaz M, Gabriel D,
Holzschuh A, Knop E, Kovács A, Marshall EJP, Tscharntke T, Verhulst J (2009) On the
relationship between farmland biodiversity and land-use intensity in Europe. Proc R Soc B
276:903–909
133. Kovács-Hostyánszki A, K˝ orösi A, Orci KM, Batáry P, Báldi A (2011) Set-aside promotes
insect and plant diversity in a Central European country. Agric Ecosyst Environ 141:296–301
134. Batary P, Andras B, Kleijn D, Tscharntke T (2011) Landscape-moderated biodiversity effects
of agri-environmental management: a meta-analysis. Proc R Soc B Biol Sci 278:1894–1902
135. Cane JH, Minckley RL, Kervin LJ, Roulston TH, Williams NM (2006) Complex responses
within a desert bee guild (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) to urban habitat fragmentation. Ecol
Appl 16:632–644
136. Holzschuh A, Steffan-Dewenter I, Tscharntke T (2008) Agricultural landscapes with organic
crops support higher pollinator diversity. Oikos 117:354–361
137. Kremen C, Williams NM, Thorp RW (2002) Crop pollination from native bees at risk from
agricultural intensification. Proc Natl Acad Sci 99:16812–16816
138. Winfree R, Griswold T, Kremen C (2007) Effect of human disturbance on bee communities
in a forested ecosystem. Conserv Biol 21:213–223
139. Potts SG, Vulliamy B, Dafni A, Ne’eman G, Willmer PG (2003) Linking bees and flowers:
how do floral communities structure pollinator communities? Ecology 84:2628–2642
140. Memmott J, Carvell C, Pywell RF, Craze PG (2010) The potential impact of global warming
on the efficacy of field margins sown for the conservation of bumble-bees. Philos Trans R Soc
Lond B Biol Sci 365:2071–2079