The role of stingless bees in crop pollination

TA Heard - Annual review of entomology, 1999 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are common visitors to flowering plants in the
tropics, but evidence for their importance and effectiveness as crop pollinators is lacking for …

[PDF][PDF] Honeybees and other insect pollinators of cultivated plants: a review

RB Thapa - J. Inst. Agric. Anim. Sci, 2006 - academia.edu
Insects are viewed from the harmful perspectives and aimed at killing them through several
means including indiscriminate use of deadly chemicals. If good judgment made keeping …

[图书][B] Fruit crops

T Radha, L Mathew - 2007 - books.google.com
The book is a comprehensive and need oriented volume encompassing the latest and
balanced information about various aspects of fruit culture (tropical & subtropical). Following …

The pattern and control of reproductive development in lychee: a review

CM Menzel - Scientia Horticulturae, 1984 - Elsevier
Often there is no relationship between yield and flower production in lychee (Litchi chinensis
Sonn,). This is because of the high rate of premature flower and, especially, fruit abscission …

The reproductive biology of the lychee.

RA Stern, S Gazit - 2003 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This chapter reviews the reproductive biology of lychee including flowering and the effects of
biotic and abiotic factors in flower bud formation and floral development; pollination; …

PROPAGATION OF HIVES OF TRIGONA CARBONARIA SMITH (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE)

TA Heard - Australian Journal of Entomology, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
PROPAGATION OF HIVES OF <i>TRIGONA CARBONARIA</i> SMITH (HYMENOPTERA:
APIDAE) Page 1 J. Aust. ent. Soc., 1988, 27: 303-304 303 NOTE PROPAGATION OF HIVES OF …

Diversity of pollinating insects visiting litchi flowers (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and path analysis of environmental factors influencing foraging behaviour of four …

DP Abrol - Journal of Apicultural Research, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Honeybee species Apis dorsata F; A. mellifera L; A. cerana F. and A. florea F. were the most
important and efficient pollinators of litchi flowers (Litchi chinensis Sonn.). They constituted …

Diversity, Abundance and Impact of Insect Visitors in Litchi chinensis Production

P Kumari, S Rana, B Bhargava, SGE Reddy - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Litchi chinensis is the “queen of fruits”, and pollination is an essential requirement for fruit set
and production. The present study was conducted in litchi orchards to study the …

Flowering.

TL Davenport, RA Stern - 2005 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This chapter deals with the factors governing shoot initiation, floral induction, and flower
development in litchi and longan. The centre of origin for both crops is southern China, and …

Insect prey of Syrphidae (Diptera) from India and neighbouring countries: a review and bibliography

KD Ghorpadé - International Journal of Pest Management, 1981 - Taylor & Francis
A comprehensive list of the insect prey of 47 species of Syrphidae from India and
neighbouring countries is presented, including a total of 542 individual records. The …