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Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard
Joint Authors
Maejima, Tsutomu
Matsumoto, Shogo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We investigated the foraging behavior of Osmia cornifrons Radoszkowski, which is a useful pollinator in apple orchards consisting of only one kind of commercial cultivars such as “Fuji”, and of different types of pollinizers, such as the red petal type, “Maypole” or “Makamik”.
It was confirmed that, in terms of the number of foraging flowers per day, visiting flowers during low temperatures, strong wind, and reduced sunshine in an apple orchard, O.
cornifrons were superior to honeybees.
We indicated that O.
cornifrons seemed to use both petals and anthers as foraging indicator, and that not only female, but also males contributed to apple pollination and fertilization by the pollen grains attached to them from visiting flowers, including those at the balloon stage.
It was confirmed that O.
cornifrons acts as a useful pollinator in an apple orchard consisting of one kind of cultivar with pollinizers planted not more than 10 m from commercial cultivars.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Matsumoto, Shogo& Maejima, Tsutomu. 2010. Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard. Psyche،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467842
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Matsumoto, Shogo& Maejima, Tsutomu. Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard. Psyche No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467842
American Medical Association (AMA)
Matsumoto, Shogo& Maejima, Tsutomu. Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard. Psyche. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467842
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467842