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Bombiculture: A fascinating insect industry for crop pollination in Korea
Author(s) -
KWON Yong Jung
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
entomological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1748-5967
pISSN - 1738-2297
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2008.00176.x
Subject(s) - bombus terrestris , pollination , bumblebee , biology , pollinator , agriculture , agroforestry , sustainable agriculture , insect , crop , ecology , pollen
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has recently taken on the leading roles internationally in the conservation and sustainable use of insect pollinators, which initiated the artificial rearing project of a European bumblebee of Bombus terrestris in Korea since 1999 (project number FAO/TCP/ROK/8921). The main purpose of the present project has focused on unveiling the production technology of B. terrestris for environmentally‐friendly crop pollination. Currently, the new establishment of a mass rearing system can be facilitated with compatibility commercially, and is expected to supply the domestic demand with reduced costs for the crop pollination. Therefore, bombiculture is a new technology in the entomological industry, utilizing one of the wild insect resources previously overlooked. This technology shows how the wild insects can contribute to our welfare as one of the useful biological resources.