Pollination of cantaloupes under spunbonded row cover by honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in West Africa

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1213-1222

  Vaissière, Bernard E ^a   Froissart, Rémy ^b,c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Project GCP SEN 003 BEL   (Senegal)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera adansonii; cantaloupe; Cucumis melo; integrated pest management; pollination; row cover

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CUCUMIS MELO; HYMENOPTERA; MELO; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 0030484895     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.5.1213     Document Type: Article

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