Vocado Pollinator Insects in the States of Mexico and Michoacan, Mexico
Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: Avocado (Persea americana Mill.), pollinators were colleted in orchards in Coatepec Harinas. (State of Mexico) and Ziracuaretiro (MichoacÅn), Mexico. from January to March of 1998 and 1999. The insects were studied with incident light microscopy in order to identify and count the avoacado pollen grains attached to each body region. A higher diversity of pollinators were detected in the State of Mexico orchards and a lower in MichoacÅn. There were 45 species of Diptera, belonging to 5 families, 20 species (6 families) of Hymenoptera, and 5 species of five families of Coleoptera. Apis mellifera L. (Apidae), Eristalis tenax L. (Syrphidae), Phaenicia mexicana Macquart (Calliporidae) and Palpada mexicana Macquart (Syrphidae) were the most abundant species in both localities. Geotrigona acapulconis Strand (Apidae), Brachygastra mellifica Say (Vespidae), Chrysomya megacephala (Calliphoridae) A. mellifera and had the greater amount of avocado pollen attached to the vertex, ventral thorax and legs, surpassing the species efectiveness. Nevertheless, G. acapulconis appeared in very low number, which implies that the honey bee is the main pollinator in the avocado tree complemented by the other species. These results will be integrated into to a greater projet on the avocado pollinators efectiveness. related with their behavior and with the avocado flowering nature.
Authors: Colegio de Postgraduados Montecillos Edo de México, Alvaro Castaneda Vildózola, Jorge Valdés Carrasco, Colegio de Postgraduados Montecillos Edo de México, Armando Equihua Martinez, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Alejandro F. Barrientos Priego, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Gad Ish-Am, Shmuel Gazit3
Language: English
Topic: Plant and animal studies
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $200
OpenAlex ID: W4402188124