Impacts of the use of nonnative commercial bumble bees for pollinator supplementation in raspberry

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-114

  Lye, G C ^a   Jennings, S N ^b   Osborne, J L ^c   Goulson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agriculture; Bombus terrestris; pollination limitation; Rubus idaeus; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOMASS; POLLINATION; ROSACEAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BEEKEEPING; BEES; BIOMASS; POLLINATION; ROSACEAE; SCOTLAND;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; RUBUS GLAUCUS; RUBUS IDAEUS;

EID: 79952179795     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC10092     Document Type: Article

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