COFFEE (Coffea arabica) POLLINATION WITH AFRICANIZED HONEYBEES IN VENEZUELA

• Published in: Interciencia Vol. 27; no. 8; pp. 414 - 416
• Main Authors: Manrique, Antonio José, Thimann, Rafael Ernesto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Caracas Interciencia 01.08.2002; ASOCIACIÓN INTERCIENCIA
• Subjects: ECOLOGY; Coffee; Africanized Honey Bees; Pollination

In order to evaluate the pollination potential of Africanized honeybees, 10 hives were placed between rows of a coffee (Coffea arabica L.) plantation at "El Laurel" Experimental Station, of the Central University of Venezuela, Miranda State, Venezuela. Secondary branches were selected rand...