Open AccessThe Effect of BeelureR, A Bee Attractant, on the Behavior of Honey Bees and Fruit Set of Apple, 1980
Author(s) -
Edwin G. Rajotte,
R. D. Fell
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
insecticide and acaricide tests
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0276-3656
DOI - 10.1093/iat/6.1.26
Subject(s) - foraging , honey bees , honey bee , bee pollen , horticulture , biology , fruit set , worker bee , apidae , toxicology , pollen , botany , ecology , hymenoptera , pollination
The effects of Beelure (Helena Chemical Co.) on (1) the number of foraging bees, (2) the percent of bees with pollen, (3) the percent of bees foraging on non-floral foliage and, (4) the fruit set of the trees.were measured. All test were done at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Horticulture Research Farm in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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