Honey Bee Visitors and Fruit Set of Cantaloups1

1 October 1965

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology

Vol. 58 (5) , 968-970
https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/58.5.968

Abstract

Fruit set and marketability of cantaloups (Cucumis melo L., var. reticulatus Naud.) in Yuma, Arizona, were correlated with visits by honey bees, Apis mellifera L., up to 13–14/flower. The concept that the stigma is receptive for only a few minutes is proposed. One honey bee for each 10 perfect (hermaphroditic) flowers in the field should ensure visitation during the period of receptivity.

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