Insect pollinators of haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada
Abstract Recently, the Yukon has seen a large growth in agricultural activity. Crops of commercial interest for local consumption and the export market include domestic berries, especially haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.). However, information on the pollination of these crops in our northern climate...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/opag-2019-0067 2023-05-15T18:28:13+02:00 Insect pollinators of haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada Leung, Maria C.-Y. Forrest, Jessica R.K. 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/opag-2019-0067 https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/opag/4/1/article-p676.xml https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/opag-2019-0067/xml https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/opag-2019-0067/pdf en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Open Agriculture volume 4, issue 1, page 676-683 ISSN 2391-9531 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences journal-article 2019 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2019-0067 2022-05-11T14:46:27Z Abstract Recently, the Yukon has seen a large growth in agricultural activity. Crops of commercial interest for local consumption and the export market include domestic berries, especially haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.). However, information on the pollination of these crops in our northern climate is lacking. To begin addressing this knowledge gap, we characterized foraging habits of on-farm bees in southwest Yukon by: 1) identifying pollen collected by bees occupying solitary bee houses; and 2) identifying and counting insect visitors to haskap flowers. Results show that cavity-nesting bees collect a wide variety of pollen including pollen from haskap, and that bumble bees ( Bombus spp.) were much more common on haskap flowers than domestic honey bees ( Apis mellifera L.), other bee species, syrphid flies, and butterflies. The number of bumble bees per haskap flower was also higher than reported elsewhere in Canada. The ability of bumble bees to be active in cool temperatures and the proximity of the study farms to natural ecosystems likely explain the prevalence of bumble bees in this study. In Yukon, it is still possible to support insect pollinators by maintaining natural areas among agricultural lands. Such undeveloped lands are, at present, typical of agricultural landscapes in subarctic Canada. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic Yukon De Gruyter (via Crossref) Canada Yukon Open Agriculture 4 1 676 683 |
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Abstract Recently, the Yukon has seen a large growth in agricultural activity. Crops of commercial interest for local consumption and the export market include domestic berries, especially haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.). However, information on the pollination of these crops in our northern climate is lacking. To begin addressing this knowledge gap, we characterized foraging habits of on-farm bees in southwest Yukon by: 1) identifying pollen collected by bees occupying solitary bee houses; and 2) identifying and counting insect visitors to haskap flowers. Results show that cavity-nesting bees collect a wide variety of pollen including pollen from haskap, and that bumble bees ( Bombus spp.) were much more common on haskap flowers than domestic honey bees ( Apis mellifera L.), other bee species, syrphid flies, and butterflies. The number of bumble bees per haskap flower was also higher than reported elsewhere in Canada. The ability of bumble bees to be active in cool temperatures and the proximity of the study farms to natural ecosystems likely explain the prevalence of bumble bees in this study. In Yukon, it is still possible to support insect pollinators by maintaining natural areas among agricultural lands. Such undeveloped lands are, at present, typical of agricultural landscapes in subarctic Canada. |
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Insect pollinators of haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada |
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Insect pollinators of haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada |
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Insect pollinators of haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada |
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Insect pollinators of haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada |
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Insect pollinators of haskap ( Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada |
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insect pollinators of haskap ( lonicera caerulea l.: caprifoliaceae) in subarctic canada |
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