Foraging behaviour of a blue banded bee, Amegilla chlorocyanea in greenhouses: implications for use as tomato pollinators

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dc.contributor.authorHogendoorn, K.
dc.contributor.authorCoventry, S.
dc.contributor.authorKeller, M.
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description© INRA, DIB-AGIB, EDP Sciences 2007
dc.description.abstractBlue-banded bees (Amegilla spp.) are Australian native buzz pollinators that are a promising alternative to the introduction of the bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) for use as pollinators of tomatoes in Australian greenhouses. The foraging behaviour of Amegilla chlorocyanea under greenhouse conditions was monitored in detail. Our results showed that female Amegilla are active foragers that make on average 9 pollen foraging flights per day. Using data about flower visitation, we estimated the number of actively nesting female bees needed for adequate pollination in a commercial greenhouse as 282 per hectare.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKatja Hogendoorn, Steven Coventry and Michael Anthony Keller
dc.identifier.citationApidologie, 2007; 38(1):86-92
dc.identifier.doi10.1051/apido:2006060
dc.identifier.issn0044-8435
dc.identifier.issn1297-9678
dc.identifier.orcidHogendoorn, K. [0000-0002-4942-8062]
dc.identifier.orcidKeller, M. [0000-0003-0721-9753]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/43756
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEditions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006060
dc.subjectAmegilla
dc.subjecttomato
dc.subjectpollination
dc.subjectgreenhouse
dc.subjectforaging
dc.subjectAnthophoridae
dc.titleForaging behaviour of a blue banded bee, Amegilla chlorocyanea in greenhouses: implications for use as tomato pollinators
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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