Honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) distribution and potential for supplementary pollination in commercial tomato greenhouses during winter

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-170

  Higo, Heather A ^a   Rice, Nathan D ^a   Winston, Mark L ^a   Lewis, Bob ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Bumble bee; Greenhouse; Pollination; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; HYMENOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 2342589470     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.2.163     Document Type: Article

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