Pollen Release Dynamics and Daily Patterns of Pollen-Collecting Activity of Honeybee <i>Apis mellifera</i> and Bumblebee <i>Bombus lantschouensis</i> in Solar Greenhouse

Pollen is important not only for pollination and fertilization of plants, but also for colony development of bee pollinators. Anther dehiscence determines the available pollen that can be collected by foragers. In China, honeybees and bumblebees are widely used as pollinators in solar greenhouse agr...

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Main Authors: Hong Zhang, Zhiyong Zhou, Jiandong An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/7/216