Effect of nectar composition and nectar concentration on honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) visitations to hybrid onion flowers

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1216-1221

  Silva, E M ^a   Dean, Bill B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Honey bees; Nectar; Onion; Pollination

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEE; HONEY; ONION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEES; CARBOHYDRATES; HONEY; ONIONS; POTASSIUM;

EID: 0034241695     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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