Synthetic honey bee brood pheromone to enhance pear pollination

Author: Ramesh Sagili

Published: 2010

Summary: Primary goal of the project was to enhance pollination efficiency of honey bee colonies rented by pear growers for pollination, by using synthetic honey bee brood pheromone that has the potential to increase foraging stimulus of honey bees.

Keywords:

• Pear
• Horticulture
• Enhanced pollination
• Honey bee colonies
• Synthetic brood pheromone