Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard
We investigated the foraging behavior of Osmia cornifrons Radoszkowski, which is a useful pollinator in apple orchards consisting of only one kind of commercial cultivars such as “Fuji”, and of different types of pollinizers, such as the red petal type, “Maypole” or “Makamik”. It was confirmed that,...
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| description | We investigated the foraging behavior of Osmia cornifrons Radoszkowski, which is a useful pollinator in apple orchards consisting of only one kind of commercial cultivars such as “Fuji”, and of different types of pollinizers, such as the red petal type, “Maypole” or “Makamik”. It was confirmed that, in terms of the number of foraging flowers per day, visiting flowers during low temperatures, strong wind, and reduced sunshine in an apple orchard, O. cornifrons were superior to honeybees. We indicated that O. cornifrons seemed to use both petals and anthers as foraging indicator, and that not only female, but also males contributed to apple pollination and fertilization by the pollen grains attached to them from visiting flowers, including those at the balloon stage. It was confirmed that O. cornifrons acts as a useful pollinator in an apple orchard consisting of one kind of cultivar with pollinizers planted not more than 10 m from commercial cultivars. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-015d88fe285f4eb5a70d79cfe6fcaedb2025-02-03T05:58:39ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382010-01-01201010.1155/2010/384371384371Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple OrchardShogo Matsumoto0Tsutomu Maejima1Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, JapanBreeding Laboratory, Nagano Fruit Tree Experiment Station, Nagano 382-0072, JapanWe investigated the foraging behavior of Osmia cornifrons Radoszkowski, which is a useful pollinator in apple orchards consisting of only one kind of commercial cultivars such as “Fuji”, and of different types of pollinizers, such as the red petal type, “Maypole” or “Makamik”. It was confirmed that, in terms of the number of foraging flowers per day, visiting flowers during low temperatures, strong wind, and reduced sunshine in an apple orchard, O. cornifrons were superior to honeybees. We indicated that O. cornifrons seemed to use both petals and anthers as foraging indicator, and that not only female, but also males contributed to apple pollination and fertilization by the pollen grains attached to them from visiting flowers, including those at the balloon stage. It was confirmed that O. cornifrons acts as a useful pollinator in an apple orchard consisting of one kind of cultivar with pollinizers planted not more than 10 m from commercial cultivars.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/384371 |
| spellingShingle | Shogo Matsumoto Tsutomu Maejima Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard |
| title_full | Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard |
| title_fullStr | Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard |
| title_full_unstemmed | Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard |
| title_short | Several New Aspects of the Foraging Behavior of Osmia cornifrons in an Apple Orchard |
| title_sort | several new aspects of the foraging behavior of osmia cornifrons in an apple orchard |
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