Comparison of the colony development of two native bumblebee species bombus ignitus and bombus lucorum as candidates for commercial pollination in China

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-26

  Li, Jilian ^a   Wu, Jie ^b   Cai, Wanzhi ^a   Peng, Wenjun ^b   An, Jiandong ^b   Huang, Jiaxing ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Bombus ignitus; Bombus lucorum; Chinese bumble bees; Colony development; Commercial pollination; Nesting rate; Oviposition; Queen; Reproduction; Worker

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS IGNITUS; BOMBUS LUCORUM;

EID: 41149178031     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2008.11101419     Document Type: Article

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