by Patrícia Nunes-Silva, Michael Hnrcir, Les Shipp, Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca & Peter G. Kevan
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Bumble bee (Bombus
impatiens) visiting a tomato flower.
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Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are
highly efficient pollinators of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller)
flowers and, for commercial purposes, yield far better results than honeybees,
manual vibration, or self-pollination. Today, approximately 95% of all bumble bee sales worldwide are
destined for tomato production. Hence, it is evident the economic value
of bumble bees for tomato pollination, but details about its mechanism were
scarce.
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