The contribution of honey bees, flies and wasps to avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) pollination in southern Mexico

Although avocado is native to Mexico, there are no comparative measures in this country on the performance of its flower visitors as pollinators. The contribution of honey bees, flies and wasps to the pollination of avocado from tropical Mexico was assessed by comparing abundance, speed of flower vi...

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Main Authors: Jesica Perez-Balam, Jose Javier Quezada-Euan, Rita Alfaro-Bates, Salvador Medina, Lorraine McKendrick, Antonella Soro, Robert J Paxton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Enviroquest Ltd. 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of Pollination Ecology
Online Access:https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/125