Domestication of blue-banded bees for greenhouse pollination

温室授粉蓝带蜜蜂的驯化

• 批准号: LP0348690
• 负责人: Prof Margaret Sedgley
• 金额: $ 15.87万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2003-12-03 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0348690
• 关键词: Domestication; blue; banded; bees; greenhouse

The tomato industry is currently shifting towards production in greenhouses, which allows climate control and improved pest management. A lack of pollinators is an obstacle to this move. This project will establish protocols for large-scale use of native blue-banded bees as pollinators in greenhouses, especially for tomatoes. Pollination by native bees increases fruit weight by 15%, comparable to the effects of bumblebees used overseas. Significant economic, environmental and health benefits are expected from this project. The outcome will satisfy an industry need and remove an environmental threat by finding indigenous substitutes for alien bumblebees.

番茄产业目前正在转向温室生产，这样可以控制气候并改善害虫管理。 缺乏授粉媒介是这一举措的障碍。 该项目将制定大规模使用本地蓝带蜂作为温室授粉媒介的协议，特别是西红柿。本地蜜蜂授粉可使果实重量增加 15%，与国外使用熊蜂的效果​​相当。 该项目预计将带来显着的经济、环境和健康效益。 该成果将通过寻找外来大黄蜂的本土替代品来满足行业需求并消除环境威胁。