Native bee pollinator diversity in Oregon blueberries

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 810, Issue , 2009, Pages 539-548

  Rao, S ^a   Stephen, W P ^a   White, L ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Coos County Extension Service ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bumble bees; Highbush blueberries; Pollination; Vaccinium corymbosum

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS VOSNESENSKII; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 70350057424     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.810.71     Document Type: Article

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