15 October, 2013

Pollination Deficits In UK Apple orchards


by M. P. D. Garratt et al.


Andrena haemorrhoa on apples

Apples are a globally important fruit crop and they require insect pollination to achieve good yields.  Bees and hoverflies are important pollinators of apples, but there is evidence that many of these pollinators are in global decline.  In the UK there is a need to find out which insect pollinators are contributing to apple production, and whether the pollination that these insects provide is meeting the demands of the apple industry, or if production is currently limited by a lack of insect pollinators.  


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