Evolución de la sociabilidad en Hymenoptera: Rasgos conductuales vinculados a niveles sociales y precursores de sociabilidad en especies solitarias

Flores-Prado, Luis

doi:10.4067/s0716-078x2012000300001

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“…M. gayi, like the rest of the species of its genus, is a polylectic bee that forages several native and exotic plant species. In addition, it is a species that builds nests in logs following a solitary pattern, which consists in the construction of galleries in which it provides food for the young larvae that develop in partitioned cells [27]. To date, there are no records of visits by this species to any other species in cultivation in Chile, nor are there records of its domestication and use as a commercial pollinator.…”

Section: Effect Of the Addition Of Flower Patches On The Diversity And Frequency Of Pollinator Visitsmentioning

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Floral Patches and Their Impact on Pollinator Attraction and Yield Production on Cucurbita maxima Var. Paine in Central Chile

Donoso

Murúa

2021

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In recent decades, it has been shown that pollination deficit can significantly affect crop production. Moreover, now it is known that the appropriate management of pollination can increase the quantity and quality of yields. Therefore, pollination appears to be a key component in modern agriculture. This study aimed to determine the impact of floral patch addition on the quality and quantity of Cucurbita maxima fruit production. To this end, we manually added a set of ornamental plant species to the edge of the crop and monitored the pollinator diversity and visit frequency, as well as the seed set and sugar content of the pumpkin yield, in treatment and control parcels. The results showed that there was a higher visit rate in the treated parcel. Only the sugar content, and not the seed set, was affected by the addition of ornamental species and the pollinator visit rate. These findings indicate that the addition of flowering plants can favor different components of the crop yield of this species, but future studies should sample on a broader spatial and temporal scale in order to certify the generalizability of our results.

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Section: Effect Of the Addition Of Flower Patches On The Diversity And Frequency Of Pollinator Visitsmentioning

confidence: 99%