Pollination of lowbush blueberry by Anthophora pilipes villosula and Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae and Apidae)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 330-333

  Stubbs, Contance S ^a   Drummond, Francis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATIVE SPECIES; POLLINATION;

ANTHOPHORA PILIPES; ANTHOPHORIDAE; APIDAE; BOMBUS IMPATIENS; HYMENOPTERA; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 0033506456     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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