Perception of avocado bloom (Lauraceae: Persea americana) by the honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apis mellifera)

Entomologia Generalis

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-153

  Afik, Ohad ^a   Dag, Arnon ^b   Shafir, Sharoni ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758; Carbohydrates; Crop load; Honey; Minerals; Nectar; Perseitol; Phenolics; Pollination; Proboscis extension

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 36549070175     PISSN: 01718177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/entom.gen/30/2007/135     Document Type: Review

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