Effect of a honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) gradient on the pollination and yield of lowbush blueberry

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1080-1083

  Aras, Philippe ^a   De Oliveira, Domingos ^a   Savoie, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; lowbush blueberry; pollination

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES;

EID: 0030484867     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.5.1080     Document Type: Article

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