Analysis of Pollen Collected byAndrena flavipesPanzer (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) in Sweet Cherry Orchards, Afyonkarahisar Province of Turkey

摘要

Andrena, which is the largest genus in the Andrenidae, is a very important genus for the pollination of fruit trees.Andrena flavipesPanzer is one of the most common species observed in the study area and can continue the flight activity even under low temperature. In this study, the pollen collected byA. flavipeswas determined. In addition, the potential to carry sweet cherry pollen of the aforementioned species was also researched. For the pollen preparates, the scopae of 34 females were used. As a result of the diagnosis studies, it was determined thatA. flavipesspecies collected the pollens of 13 families and that the dominant pollen group belonged to the Brassicaceae. It was ascertained thatA. flavipescollected sweet cherry pollen and that the sweet cherry flowers do not represent a primary pollen source, however.