Could Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Apinae, Meliponini) be effective as strawberry pollinator in greenhouses?

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 771-773

  Malagodi Braga, Kátia Sampaio ^a   Peixoto Kleinert, Astrid De Matos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crop; Fragaria x ananassa; Greenhouse; Pollination; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

BEE; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HORTICULTURE; POLLINATION;

ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APINAE; APOIDEA; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA; TETRAGONISCA ANGUSTULA;

EID: 4444343904     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR03240     Document Type: Article

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