Pollination of greenhouse tomatoes by the Australian bluebanded bee Amegilla (Zonamegilla) holmesi (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 437-442

  Bell, M C ^a   Spooner Hart, R N ^a   Haigh, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amegilla; Bluebanded bee; Lycopersicon; Pollination; Tomato

Indexed keywords

AMEGILLA; APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 33745102391     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.2.437     Document Type: Article

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