Montana's Huckleberry (Vaccinium globulare) Mystery: Pollinators, Pests, and Potential Threats
Flower Visitors
A total of 456 insects were collected from V. globulare flowers. These insects included Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Thysanoptera. The hymenopterans consisted of seven genera of bees from four families, wasps from three families, and three genera of ants. The Diptera flower visitors consisted of members of seven families. Seven individual thrips were collected:
- Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.)
- Mining Bees (Andrena spp.)
- Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
- Yellowjackets (Family Vespidae)
- Ants (Family Formicidae)
- Thrips (Order Thysanoptera)
- Flies (Order Diptera)
Vaccinium globulare Flower Visitors. In 2014-2015, 246 insects were collected from V. globulare flowers
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