Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The team flew the 4 × 4 cm sized [2] mechanical bees over pink-leaved Japanese lilies (Lilium japonicum), letting them absorb the pollen. The drones were then flown to a second flower, where grains were deposited to artificially pollinate the plants, causing them to begin the process of generating seeds.
Trees that are cross-pollinated or pollinated via an insect pollinator produce more fruit than trees with flowers that just self-pollinate. [1] In fruit trees, bees are an essential part of the pollination process for the formation of fruit. [2] Pollination of fruit trees around the world has been highly studied for hundreds of years. [1]
The Cooperative extension service recommends one honey bee hive per acre (2.5 hives per hectare) for standard watermelon varieties to meet this crop's pollination needs. In the past, when fields were small, pollination was accomplished by a mix of bees kept on farms, bumblebees, carpenter bees, feral honey bees in hollow trees and other insects.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Bees collecting pollen from sunflowers treated with Gaucho exhibited confused and nervous behavior; thus, the phenomenon was initially termed the "mad bee disease" — the bees, according to ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
For instance, hand-pollination is used with date palms to avoid wasting space and energy growing sufficient male plants for adequate natural pollination. Because of the level of labor involved, hand-pollination is only an option on a small scale, used chiefly by small market gardeners and owners of individual plants.
Many members of the genus Arum trap pollinators and the specific mechanisms vary with the insects involved. [6] [7] Cypripedium or lady slipper, trapping a bee so it goes through a narrow passage where it picks up the pollinia. Species of the genus Cypripedium (lady slippers) of orchids trap insects temporarily to ensure pollination.