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Floral resource pulse decreases bumble bee foraging trip duration in central W isconsin agroecosystem
Author(s) -
Hemberger Jeremy,
Gratton Claudio
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/een.12516
Subject(s) - foraging , pollinator , biology , ecology , pollination , woodland , abundance (ecology) , agroecosystem , resource (disambiguation) , bloom , pollen , agriculture , computer network , computer science
Cranberry bloom represents a significant pulse of floral resources – increasing floral area by 400% within a 2‐km landscape, relative to the area of ambient (non‐crop) floral area before bloom. Bumble bee foraging trip duration decreases by 18% in synchrony with cranberry bloom, number of trips increase by 25%, and returning bumble bee foragers carry cranberry pollen almost exclusively. Foraging responses are consistent across individuals, colonies, landscape types (high versus low natural area), and both years of the study.