The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
- Autores
- Nery, Denise; Palottini, Florencia; Farina, Walter Marcelo
- Año de publicación
- 2024
- Idioma
- inglés
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- versión publicada
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- We assessed if the commercially reared South American bumblebee Bombus pauloensis for-ages resources in alfalfa crops by monitoring their colony activity daily. We analyzed the pollencollected by using pollen traps specifically designed for B. pauloensis nests and counted the numberof bumblebees in the crop. Consequentially, colony activity was found to be highest during themornings; 65% of the pollen trap samples analyzed contained alfalfa pollen grains, and 60% of thetotal pollen loads were identified as alfalfa pollen. Although the honey bee was the predominantpollinator observed in the crop, the high percentage of alfalfa pollen found in the pollen traps of B.pauloensis nests suggests that this species forages resources in alfalfa crops and could be considereda potential managed pollinator.
Fil: Nery, Denise. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Palottini, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Farina, Walter Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina - Materia
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native bumblebee
lucerne
pollination - Nivel de accesibilidad
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The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)Nery, DenisePalottini, FlorenciaFarina, Walter Marcelonative bumblebeelucernepollinationhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We assessed if the commercially reared South American bumblebee Bombus pauloensis for-ages resources in alfalfa crops by monitoring their colony activity daily. We analyzed the pollencollected by using pollen traps specifically designed for B. pauloensis nests and counted the numberof bumblebees in the crop. Consequentially, colony activity was found to be highest during themornings; 65% of the pollen trap samples analyzed contained alfalfa pollen grains, and 60% of thetotal pollen loads were identified as alfalfa pollen. Although the honey bee was the predominantpollinator observed in the crop, the high percentage of alfalfa pollen found in the pollen traps of B.pauloensis nests suggests that this species forages resources in alfalfa crops and could be considereda potential managed pollinator.Fil: Nery, Denise. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; ArgentinaFil: Palottini, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Farina, Walter Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; ArgentinaMDPI2024-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/257933Nery, Denise; Palottini, Florencia; Farina, Walter Marcelo; The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa); MDPI; Agriculture; 14; 2; 11-2024; 1-132077-0472CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/12/2192info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/agriculture14122192info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:42:04Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/257933instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:42:04.634CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) |
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The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) |
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The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Nery, Denise native bumblebee lucerne pollination |
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The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) |
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The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) |
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The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) |
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The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) |
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The South American Black Bumblebee (Bombus pauloensis) as a Potential Pollinator of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) |
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Nery, Denise Palottini, Florencia Farina, Walter Marcelo |
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Nery, Denise |
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Nery, Denise Palottini, Florencia Farina, Walter Marcelo |
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native bumblebee lucerne pollination |
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native bumblebee lucerne pollination |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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We assessed if the commercially reared South American bumblebee Bombus pauloensis for-ages resources in alfalfa crops by monitoring their colony activity daily. We analyzed the pollencollected by using pollen traps specifically designed for B. pauloensis nests and counted the numberof bumblebees in the crop. Consequentially, colony activity was found to be highest during themornings; 65% of the pollen trap samples analyzed contained alfalfa pollen grains, and 60% of thetotal pollen loads were identified as alfalfa pollen. Although the honey bee was the predominantpollinator observed in the crop, the high percentage of alfalfa pollen found in the pollen traps of B.pauloensis nests suggests that this species forages resources in alfalfa crops and could be considereda potential managed pollinator. Fil: Nery, Denise. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina Fil: Palottini, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina Fil: Farina, Walter Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina |
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We assessed if the commercially reared South American bumblebee Bombus pauloensis for-ages resources in alfalfa crops by monitoring their colony activity daily. We analyzed the pollencollected by using pollen traps specifically designed for B. pauloensis nests and counted the numberof bumblebees in the crop. Consequentially, colony activity was found to be highest during themornings; 65% of the pollen trap samples analyzed contained alfalfa pollen grains, and 60% of thetotal pollen loads were identified as alfalfa pollen. Although the honey bee was the predominantpollinator observed in the crop, the high percentage of alfalfa pollen found in the pollen traps of B.pauloensis nests suggests that this species forages resources in alfalfa crops and could be considereda potential managed pollinator. |
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