Aumento en la producción de semillas de soja (Glycine max) empleando abejas melíferas (Apis mellifera)

Santos, Estela; Mendoza, Yamandú; Vera, Michael A.; Carrasco-Letelier, Leónidas; Díaz, Sebastián Pérez; Invernizzi, Ciro

doi:10.31285/agro.17.518

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“…However, more recent studies have shown that honey bees frequently forage in soybean fields, and cross-pollination by pollinators contributes additional benefits to soybean fruiting. Soybean yield is positively correlated with honey bee visitation, with yield increases ranging from 5.7% to 81% across studies, likely due to differences in experimental methods, soybean varieties, and variables such as time and location ( Jaycox 1970 , Erickson 1975a , Juliano 1976 , Erickson et al 1978 , Kettle and Taylor 1979 , Issa et al 1984 , Vila et al 1992 , Santos et al 2013 , Chiari et al 2005a , Toledo et al 2011 , Milfont et al 2013 , Monasterolo et al 2015 , Blettler et al 2018 , Esquivel et al 2021 , Levenson et al 2022 ). Chiari et al (2005a) demonstrated that pollination by honey bees and pollination by wild pollinators both increased soybean yield.…”

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“…Sugar concentrations above 25% and low rates of cleistogamy are generally most attractive to honey bees ( Erickson 1975b ), whereas flower color has little impact on honey bee foraging ( Jaycox 1970 , Mason 1979 , Severson and Erickson 1984 , Chiang and Kiang 1987 ). Attractiveness also changes over time, with most studies observing peak honey bee activity in soybeans around midday ( Jaycox 1970 , Issa et al 1984 , Santos et al 2013 , Chiari et al 2005a , Toledo et al 2011 , BeaudelaineKengni et al 2015 , Blettler et al 2016 ). This is likely due to changes in floral nectar quality and quantity throughout the day, with sugar concentration increasing and nectar volume decreasing as the day progresses ( Severson and Erickson 1984 ).…”

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Measuring factors affecting honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) attraction to soybeans using bioacoustics monitoring

Forrester,

Lin,

Johnson

2024

Journal of Insect Science

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Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is an important agricultural crop around the world, and previous studies suggest that honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus) can be a component for optimizing soybean production through pollination. Determining when bees are present in soybean fields is critical for assessing pollination activity and identifying periods when bees are absent so that bee-toxic pesticides may be applied. There are currently several methods for detecting pollinator activity, but these existing methods have substantial limitations, including the bias of pan trappings against large bees and the limited duration of observation possible using manual techniques. This study aimed to develop a new method for detecting honey bees in soybean fields using bioacoustics monitoring. Microphones were placed in soybean fields to record the audible wingbeats of foraging bees. Foraging activity was identified using the wingbeat frequency of honey bees (234 ± 14 Hz) through a combination of algorithmic and manual approaches. A total of 243 honey bees were detected over 10 days of recording in 4 soybean fields. Bee activity was significantly greater in blooming fields than in non-blooming fields. Temperature had no significant effect on bee activity, but bee activity differed significantly between soybean varieties, suggesting that soybean attractiveness to honey bees is heavily dependent on varietal characteristics. Refinement of bioacoustics methods, particularly through the incorporation of machine learning, could provide a practical tool for measuring the activity of honey bees and other flying insects in soybeans as well as other crops and ecosystems.

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Measuring factors affecting honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) attraction to soybeans using bioacoustics monitoring

Forrester,

Lin,

Johnson

2024

Journal of Insect Science

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“…Cross-pollination in non-cleistogamous soybean varieties is facilitated by insects (Erickson et al 1978;Rust et al 1980;Milfont et al 2013). Many insect groups have been observed visiting soybean flowers, including Hymenoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera and Thysanoptera (Rust et al 1980;Ray et al 2003;Zhao et al 2009;Santos et al 2013;Gill & O'Neal 2015;Levenson et al 2022). To date, managed bees including honey bees (Apis mellifera) and alfalfa leafcutting bees (Megachile rotundata) are the most commonly studied pollinators in the soybean agroecosystem, with more recent studies focusing on wild bees (Gill & O'Neal 2015;Levenson et al 2022).…”

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“…The majority of soybean pollination research has largely been pollinator-focused, exploring bee community composition (Gill & O'Neal 2015;Wheelock & O'Neal 2016;Levenson et al 2022), landscape ecology (Santos et al 2013;Zelaya et al 2018;Huais et al 2020), or changes in reproductive output through field-based pollinator-exclusion (i.e., plants are bagged to prevent visitation from floral visitors) and/or pollinator-addition experiments (i.e., pollinators were added to caged enclosures of soybean plants) (Garibaldi et al 2021;Santone et al 2022). However, to our knowledge the reproductive system of soybeans has not been thoroughly studied.…”

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Benefits of Cross-Pollination in Vegetable Soybean Edamame

Evans,

El-Hifnawi,

Hooks

et al. 2023

J Poll Ecol

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Dependence on cross-pollination varies widely among wild and cultivated plant species. Even among crops that are less dependent on outcrossing, such as soybean (Glycine max L.), cross-pollination can improve fruit quality and commercial value. There is a growing body of literature regarding the role of insect pollination in soybean; however, there is a knowledge gap on the intersection between the reproductive system of soybean and its pollination ecology. To address this gap, we first sought to characterize the reproductive system of vegetable soybean (edamame) in terms of benefits and reliance on outcrossing using three traditional experimental pollination scenarios in field conditions: open pollination, automatic selfing (pollinator-exclusion), and hand cross-pollination (controlled crossing). We also tested whether proximity to floral supplements planted on one edge of the field affected its reproductive outputs, and surveyed the floral visitors of the crop. Overall, we found a significant increase in fruit weight among open-pollinated plants compared to those in the automatic selfing treatment, with this effect accentuated with proximity to the flower strip. Despite open pollinated flowers having 30% higher flower abortions rates compared to automatic selfing, the number of developed seeds per fruit was similar among these treatments, with open-pollination having a greater proportion of commercial grade-A fruits. Additionally, grade-A fruits in open-pollination and hand cross-pollination treatments were similar in weight, both of which were significantly heavier than those in the automatic selfing treatment. Although edamame can automatically self, our results suggest that reproductive outputs including fruit weight and number of commercial grade-A fruits are positively affected by cross-pollination and proximity to floral supplements.

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“…In some landscapes, these crops may host a more diverse community of bees than farms growing a variety of fruits and vegetables (St. Clair et al, 2020). Additionally, the presence of both honey bees and wild bees in soybean (Chiari et al, 2005;Santos et al, 2013;Kengni et al, 2015;Blettler et al, 2017) and sunflower (DeGrandi-Hoffman and Chambers, 2006;National Research Council, 2007;Chambó et al, 2011;Bartual et al, 2018;Mallinger et al, 2019) can increase yields through pollination services, although these yield increases may be cultivar specific (Erickson, 1975a).…”

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Survey of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in Flowering Soybean and Sunflower Fields in North Dakota

Torrez

Beauzay

Clair

et al. 2023

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

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Bees are declining in the U.S., especially in heavily cropped landscapes due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and other factors. In Midwestern states like North Dakota (ND), where field crops are grown extensively, native resources for bees are often sparse. Soybean and sunflower are two major crops grown in ND which could provide floral resources for bee communities. To address the importance of these crops for bees, we sampled soybean and sunflower fields in 2018 using bee bowls. Our objectives were: 1) to determine the community composition, abundance, and species richness of bees in flowering soybean and sunflower grown in southeastern ND; 2) to determine the bee abundance at different flowering stages of each crop; and 3) to evaluate the effectiveness of bowl colors for monitoring bees. We collected a total of 3,038 bees and 53 different species. Apidae was the most common bee trapped across both crops with 82.4% of collected bees. Overall, community composition, abundance, and species richness of bees were not significantly different between crops; however, abundance indicated that 116.8% more bees were collected in soybean than sunflower. Regardless of crop, bee abundance at field edges was 18.2% higher than those captured from field interiors; however, species richness did not differ between field edges and interiors. Bee abundance did not differ across flowering stages of either crop, with one exception in sunflowers. Sunflower at R6 (flowering completed) had much higher bee abundance than sunflower at R5.5 (mid-flowering), probably due to the bowls being more attractive and visible as flowering ended. Blue bowls captured the majority of bees. Both blue and yellow bowls captured significantly more bees than white and red bowls across both crops. The relative bee diversity and abundance identified in this study increased our knowledge of bee communities in soybean and sunflower grown in ND.

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Aumento en la producción de semillas de soja (Glycine max) empleando abejas melíferas (Apis mellifera)

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Measuring factors affecting honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) attraction to soybeans using bioacoustics monitoring

Measuring factors affecting honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) attraction to soybeans using bioacoustics monitoring

Benefits of Cross-Pollination in Vegetable Soybean Edamame

Survey of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in Flowering Soybean and Sunflower Fields in North Dakota

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