Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Apidae): An Alternative to Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) for Lowbush Blueberry Pollination

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Journal of Economic Entomology

• Publication date

  2001-06-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine, Biology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1603/0022-0493-94.3.609PMID 11425013
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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