Title

TB148: Alternative Forage Plants for Native (Wild) Bees Associated with Lowbush Blueberry, Vaccinium spp., in Maine

Authors

C. S. Stubbs
H. A. Jacobson
E. A. Osgood
F. A. Drummond

Files

Description

To determine potentially suitable alternative food sources for important native bee pollinators of blueberry, the primary objectives of the present research were (1) to compile the published North American nectar, pollen, and flower records; (2) to analyze the pollen loads of native bees associated with Vaccinium spp. in Maine; and (3) to survey distribution and abundance patterns of native bee populations in Maine blueberry fields.

Document Type

Article

ISSN

0734-9556

Rights and Access Note

Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on publication.

Volume

148

Publication Date

2-1-1992

Publisher

Maine Agricultural Experiment Station

City

Orono

Keywords

blueberry, native pollinators, bees

Disciplines

Entomology

Recommended Citation

Stuvvs, C.S., H.A. Jacobson, E.A. Osgood, and F.A. Drummond 1992. Alternative forage plants for native (wild) bees associated with lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium spp., in Maine. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 148.