Bumblebees (Apidae: Hymenoptera) are the main pollinators of common buckwheat, Fogopyrum esculentum, in Hokkaido, Japan

A survey of the insects visiting common buckwheat flowers and examination of the pollen attached to the insects captured at the field in Hokkaido was carried out in order to determine their role as pollinator. Two bumblebee species, Bombus ardens sakagamii and B. hypocrite sapporoensis, were capture...

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Published inApplied Entomology and Zoology Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 659 - 661
Main Authors Sasaki, H.(Rakuno Gakuen Univ., Ebetsu, Hokkaido (Japan)), Wagatsuma, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published JAPANESE SOCIETY OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY 2007
Subjects
Apidae
BOMBUS
Bombus ardens
Bombus ardens sakagamii
Bombus hypocrite sapporoensis
common buckwheat
FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM
Hokkaido
Hymenoptera
POLINIZADORES
pollinator
POLLINATORS
POLLINISATEUR
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Summary:A survey of the insects visiting common buckwheat flowers and examination of the pollen attached to the insects captured at the field in Hokkaido was carried out in order to determine their role as pollinator. Two bumblebee species, Bombus ardens sakagamii and B. hypocrite sapporoensis, were captured as the predominant species (75.4%) and 97.6% of B. ardens sakagamii and 96.0% of B. hypocrite sapporoensis had tetraploid common buckwheat pollen attached to their body surface even though they were captured in a diploid common buckwheat field. From these results, these two bumblebee species were thought to be the main pollinators of common buckwheat in Hokkaido for the first time.
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ISSN:0003-6862
1347-605X
DOI:10.1303/aez.2007.659