| response of wild bees (hymenoptera: apoidea: anthophila) to surrounding land cover in wisconsin pickling cucumber. | cucumber (cucumis sativus l.) is among the plants highly dependent on insect-mediated pollination, but little is known about its unmanaged pollinators. both domestic and wild bee populations in central wisconsin pickling cucumber fields were assessed using a combination of pan trapping and floral observations before and during bloom. together with land cover analyses extending 2,000 m from field centers, the relationship of land cover components and bee abundance and diversity were examined. ove ... | 2012 | 22732611 |