Bombus bees as crop pollinators: perspectives of the use of native species on greenhouses in Brazil
Journal Title: ACTA Apicola Brasilica - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The Bumblebees are used in crop pollination in many countries, contributing in the productivity of several crops. However, its importance in agriculture is much higher in greenhouses conditions. In Brazil, the use of greenhouses is already very widespread, so it would be very interesting to an improvement in productivity of our crops, the use of Bumblebees inside the greenhouses. However, the import of exotic bee species can bring severe negative effects and is prohibited by Brazilian law. Thus, this literature review aims to survey the information about the importance of Bumblebees in the crop production in greenhouse conditions, and to verify the potential and the perspectives of the use of native Bumblebee species, in the pollination process in greenhouses in Brazil.
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Mikail Olinda de Oliveira
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