Evaluating osmia cornifrons as pollinators of highbush Blueberry

International Journal of Fruit Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-125

  West, Todd P ^a   McCutcheon, Thomas W ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hornfaced bee; Pollen bee; Pollination; Vaccinium corymbosum

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BEE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRUITING; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLEN; POLLINATOR;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; OSMIA CORNIFRONS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 70449633215     PISSN: 15538362     EISSN: 15538621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538360902991303     Document Type: Article

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