Exploratory comparison of flower visiting behavior and pollination ability of mason bees, bumble bees, and honey bees

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Lyu, Zhaoyun

作者： Lyu, Zhaoyun;Sun, Meng;Nie, Lei;Zhou, Ting;Feng, Min;Guo, Wenxiu;Song, Yingying;Men, Xingyuan;Li, Lili;Yu, Yi

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关键词： bumble bee; flower visiting ability; Italian honey bee; mason bee; pollinating insect

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY （ 影响因子：2.2； 五年影响因子：2.3 ）

ISSN： 0022-0493

年卷期： 2023 年

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： This study explored the flower visiting behaviors and pollination abilities of mason bees (Osmia excavata Alfken (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)), bumble bees (Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae)), and Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola (Hymenoptera: Apidae)) in apple orchards in early spring in Jinan (located in the central region of Shandong) and Yantai (located in the Peninsula of Shandong). We compared the pollen collection patterns, flower visiting behavior, flying speed, and effects on apple pollination of the 3 types of bees. The frequencies of flower visits were significantly higher for mason bees (12.89/min in Jinan and 10.63/min in Yantai) than bumble bees and Italian honey bees in the 2 regions. The single flower residence times were significantly higher for Italian honey bees (8.22 s in Jinan and 9.43 s in Yantai), but Italian honey bees were most affected by the climate. The 3 bees differed significantly in terms of the amount of apple pollen collected and their effects on the fruit setting rate in apples (mason bees > bumble bees > Italian honey bees). The results showed that the mason bee was the most suitable pollinating species for spring apple orchards; Bumble bees were more suitable as alternative pollinators during cloudy and low temperatures; Italian honey bees were able to take advantage of their large number of worker bees in sunny and warm weather. Compared to individual bee species, a combination of 2 or 3 species of bees might be more advantageous in dealing with complex and variable weather conditions.

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