Comparative Pollination Effectiveness Among Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) on Lowbush Blueberry (Ericaceae: Vaccinium angustifolium)

By S. Javorek, K. MacKenzie, S. VANDER KLOET. 2002

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Pollination efficiency and foraging behaviour of honey bees and non‐Apis bees to sweet cherry (2019, background): “…bees, both pollen deposition on the stigma and the growth of the pollen tube were found to be more favourable for certain wild pollinators in a variety of crops (Willmer et al., 1994; Thomson & Goodell, 2001; Javorek et al., 2002; Winfree et al., 2007; Brittain et al., 2013; Zhang et al., 2015).”
Landscapes with wild bee habitats enhance pollination, fruit set and yield of sweet cherry (2012, unknown): “In blueberry, solitary Andrena bees deposit four times as much pollen per visit as honey bees (Javorek et al., 2002).”
Weeds for bees? A review (2015, background): “Wild bees (including bumblebees) are certainly more efficient than honeybees in pollinating some perennial crops (e.g. raspberries and blueberries: Willmer et al. 1994; Javorek et al. 2002) and fruit (e.”
Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops (2007, background): “…(1987), Torchio (1990), Richards (1996), Cane (1997a) and Westerkamp & Gottsberger (2000); see also Bosch & Blas (1994) for almond; Cane (1997b) and Javorek et al. (2002) for blueberry; Kremen et al. (2002, 2004) for watermelon; Klein et al. (2003a,b) for highland and lowland coffee; Cane (2005)…”