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Defining Bee Pollinator Community Composition In Tennessee Soybean, Andrew L. Lawson
Defining Bee Pollinator Community Composition In Tennessee Soybean, Andrew L. Lawson
Masters Theses
Two planting dates of various soybean varieties were planted in Jackson and Knoxville, TN during 2018 and 2019 with the overall intent of surveying the diversity bee (Hymenoptera) genera in these agroecosystems and also to assess the potential for using late maturing soybean as a food resource for bees during the dearth of floral resources that often occurs during the fall. We also investigated how manipulating planting dates and soybean variety selection affected the occurrence of insect pests that occurred in the soybean.
Both active (netting) and passive (bee bowls and blue-vane traps) sampling were used to collect the bees, …
Do The Quality And Quantity Of Honey Bee-Collected Pollen Vary Across An Agricultural Land-Use Gradient?, Michael P. Simanonok, Clint R. V. Otto, Matthew D. Smart
Do The Quality And Quantity Of Honey Bee-Collected Pollen Vary Across An Agricultural Land-Use Gradient?, Michael P. Simanonok, Clint R. V. Otto, Matthew D. Smart
Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications
Pollen is the source of protein for most bee species, yet the quality and quantity of pollen is variable across landscapes and growing seasons. Understanding the role of landscapes in providing nutritious forage to bees is important for pollinator health, particularly in areas undergoing significant land-use change such as in the Northern Great Plains (NGP) region of the United States where grasslands are being converted to row crops. We investigated how the quality and quantity of pollen collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera L. [Hymenoptera: Apidae]) changed with land use and across the growing season by sampling bee-collected pollen …