Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry

Autores
Estravis‑Barcala, María Cecilia; Palottini, Florencia; Macri, Ivana Noelia; Nery, Denise; Farina, Walter Marcelo
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Despite Apis mellifera being the most widely managed pollinator to enhance crop production, they are not the most suitable species for highbush blueberries, which possess restrictive floral morphology and require buzz-pollination. Thus, the South American bumblebee Bombus pauloensis is increasingly managed as an alternative species in this crop alongside honeybees. Herein, we evaluated the foraging patterns of the two species, concerning the potential pollen transfer between two blueberry co-blooming cultivars grown under open high tunnels during two seasons considering different colony densities. Both managed pollinators showed different foraging patterns, influenced by the cultivar identity which varied in their floral morphology and nectar production. Our results demonstrate that both species are efficient foragers on highbush blueberry and further suggest that they contribute positively to its pollination in complementary ways: while bumblebees were more effective at the individual level (visited more flowers and carried more pollen), the greater densities of honeybee foragers overcame the difficulties imposed by the flower morphology, irrespective of the stocking rate. This study supports the addition of managed native bumblebees alongside honeybees to enhance pollination services and emphasizes the importance of examining behavioural aspects to optimize management practices in pollinator-dependent crops.
Instituto de Ingeniería Rural
Fil: Estravis-Barcala, María Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Estravis-Barcala, María Cecilia. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); Argentina
Fil: Macri, Ivana. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Macri, Ivana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Ingeniería Rural; Argentina
Fil: Nery, Denise. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Nery, Denise. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); Argentina
Fil: Farina, Walter M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Farina, Walter M. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); Argentina
Fil: Palottini, Florencia. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); Argentina
Fil: Palottini, Florencia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina
Fuente
Scientific Reports 11 : art. no. 8187. (2021)
Materia
Apidae
Abejas
Producción Vegetal
Arándano
Polinización
Manejo del Cultivo
Crop Production
Blueberries
Pollination
Crop Management
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spelling Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberryEstravis‑Barcala, María CeciliaPalottini, FlorenciaMacri, Ivana NoeliaNery, DeniseFarina, Walter MarceloApidaeAbejasProducción VegetalArándanoPolinizaciónManejo del CultivoCrop ProductionBlueberriesPollinationCrop ManagementDespite Apis mellifera being the most widely managed pollinator to enhance crop production, they are not the most suitable species for highbush blueberries, which possess restrictive floral morphology and require buzz-pollination. Thus, the South American bumblebee Bombus pauloensis is increasingly managed as an alternative species in this crop alongside honeybees. Herein, we evaluated the foraging patterns of the two species, concerning the potential pollen transfer between two blueberry co-blooming cultivars grown under open high tunnels during two seasons considering different colony densities. Both managed pollinators showed different foraging patterns, influenced by the cultivar identity which varied in their floral morphology and nectar production. Our results demonstrate that both species are efficient foragers on highbush blueberry and further suggest that they contribute positively to its pollination in complementary ways: while bumblebees were more effective at the individual level (visited more flowers and carried more pollen), the greater densities of honeybee foragers overcame the difficulties imposed by the flower morphology, irrespective of the stocking rate. This study supports the addition of managed native bumblebees alongside honeybees to enhance pollination services and emphasizes the importance of examining behavioural aspects to optimize management practices in pollinator-dependent crops.Instituto de Ingeniería RuralFil: Estravis-Barcala, María Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Estravis-Barcala, María Cecilia. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); ArgentinaFil: Macri, Ivana. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; ArgentinaFil: Macri, Ivana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Ingeniería Rural; ArgentinaFil: Nery, Denise. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Nery, Denise. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); ArgentinaFil: Farina, Walter M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Farina, Walter M. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); ArgentinaFil: Palottini, Florencia. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); ArgentinaFil: Palottini, Florencia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; ArgentinaNature Publishing Group2021-05-21T15:50:21Z2021-05-21T15:50:21Z2021-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9416https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-87729-32045-2322https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87729-3Scientific Reports 11 : art. no. 8187. (2021)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:45:13Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/9416instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:45:13.608INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry
title Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry
spellingShingle Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry
Estravis‑Barcala, María Cecilia
Apidae
Abejas
Producción Vegetal
Arándano
Polinización
Manejo del Cultivo
Crop Production
Blueberries
Pollination
Crop Management
title_short Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry
title_full Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry
title_fullStr Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry
title_full_unstemmed Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry
title_sort Managed honeybees and South American bumblebees exhibit complementary foraging patterns in highbush blueberry
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Estravis‑Barcala, María Cecilia
Palottini, Florencia
Macri, Ivana Noelia
Nery, Denise
Farina, Walter Marcelo
author Estravis‑Barcala, María Cecilia
author_facet Estravis‑Barcala, María Cecilia
Palottini, Florencia
Macri, Ivana Noelia
Nery, Denise
Farina, Walter Marcelo
author_role author
author2 Palottini, Florencia
Macri, Ivana Noelia
Nery, Denise
Farina, Walter Marcelo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Apidae
Abejas
Producción Vegetal
Arándano
Polinización
Manejo del Cultivo
Crop Production
Blueberries
Pollination
Crop Management
topic Apidae
Abejas
Producción Vegetal
Arándano
Polinización
Manejo del Cultivo
Crop Production
Blueberries
Pollination
Crop Management
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Despite Apis mellifera being the most widely managed pollinator to enhance crop production, they are not the most suitable species for highbush blueberries, which possess restrictive floral morphology and require buzz-pollination. Thus, the South American bumblebee Bombus pauloensis is increasingly managed as an alternative species in this crop alongside honeybees. Herein, we evaluated the foraging patterns of the two species, concerning the potential pollen transfer between two blueberry co-blooming cultivars grown under open high tunnels during two seasons considering different colony densities. Both managed pollinators showed different foraging patterns, influenced by the cultivar identity which varied in their floral morphology and nectar production. Our results demonstrate that both species are efficient foragers on highbush blueberry and further suggest that they contribute positively to its pollination in complementary ways: while bumblebees were more effective at the individual level (visited more flowers and carried more pollen), the greater densities of honeybee foragers overcame the difficulties imposed by the flower morphology, irrespective of the stocking rate. This study supports the addition of managed native bumblebees alongside honeybees to enhance pollination services and emphasizes the importance of examining behavioural aspects to optimize management practices in pollinator-dependent crops.
Instituto de Ingeniería Rural
Fil: Estravis-Barcala, María Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Estravis-Barcala, María Cecilia. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); Argentina
Fil: Macri, Ivana. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Macri, Ivana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Ingeniería Rural; Argentina
Fil: Nery, Denise. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Nery, Denise. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); Argentina
Fil: Farina, Walter M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Farina, Walter M. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); Argentina
Fil: Palottini, Florencia. CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE); Argentina
Fil: Palottini, Florencia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina
description Despite Apis mellifera being the most widely managed pollinator to enhance crop production, they are not the most suitable species for highbush blueberries, which possess restrictive floral morphology and require buzz-pollination. Thus, the South American bumblebee Bombus pauloensis is increasingly managed as an alternative species in this crop alongside honeybees. Herein, we evaluated the foraging patterns of the two species, concerning the potential pollen transfer between two blueberry co-blooming cultivars grown under open high tunnels during two seasons considering different colony densities. Both managed pollinators showed different foraging patterns, influenced by the cultivar identity which varied in their floral morphology and nectar production. Our results demonstrate that both species are efficient foragers on highbush blueberry and further suggest that they contribute positively to its pollination in complementary ways: while bumblebees were more effective at the individual level (visited more flowers and carried more pollen), the greater densities of honeybee foragers overcame the difficulties imposed by the flower morphology, irrespective of the stocking rate. This study supports the addition of managed native bumblebees alongside honeybees to enhance pollination services and emphasizes the importance of examining behavioural aspects to optimize management practices in pollinator-dependent crops.
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