Pollination of Greenhouse Tomatoes by the Mexican bumblebee <i>Bombus ephippiatus</i> (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

The Mexican native bumblebee Bombus ephippiatus Say was evaluated as a potential pollinator of greenhouse tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicon L.). The experiments were performed at San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, from June to December 2004 in two 1 000 m2 greenhouses planted with tomatoes of the cult...

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Main Authors: Carlos Hernan Vergara, Paula Fonseca-Buendía
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Enviroquest Ltd. 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of Pollination Ecology
Online Access:https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/163