Evidence of Pollinators Foraging on Centipedegrass Inflorescences
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sites
2.2. Sampling and Evaluation
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Pollinators Collected
3.2. Pollinator Types Collected
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lawn Site | County in Georgia | Area (m2) | GPS Coordinates | Flowering Weeds (%) | No. Visits for Sweep | No. Times Bowl Traps Deployed | No. Times Malaise Traps Deployed | Ave. No. Inflorescences per 929 cm2 |
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UGA1 | Spalding | 946 | 33.263865, −84.282601 | 20 | 5 | 3 | - | 16.6 |
UGA2 | Spalding | 190 | 33.267067, −84.292203 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15.5 |
UGA3 | Spalding | 29 | 33.263220, −84.282771 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - |
Orchard Hill | Spalding | 2026 | 33.197002, −84.220392 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 35.5 |
New Hope | Pike | 1025 | 33.146915, −84.249020 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
William Trail | Pike | 2626 | 33.187282, −84.271020 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 38.3 |
Zebulon | Pike | 1687 | 33.101468, −84.353520 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22.5 |
Countyline | Spalding | 716 | 33.193712, −84.261091 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Cumberline | Spalding | 544 | 33.204567, −84.241432 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
Luthersville | Meriwether | 1774 | 33.171635, −84.736221 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Turin | Coweta | 1845 | 33.300773, −84.666347 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Sample Method | Family | Genus | No. Pollinators |
---|---|---|---|
Sweep | |||
Halictidae | Lasioglossum | 28 | |
Apidae | Bombus | 17 | |
Apidae | Apis | 9 | |
Apidae | Melissodes | 1 | |
Halictidae | Augochlorella | 1 | |
Syrphidae | - | 37 | |
Pan | |||
Halictidae | Lasioglossum | 32 | |
Apidae | Bombus | 1 | |
Apidae | Melissodes | 1 | |
Halictidae | Augochlorella | 4 | |
Syrphidae | - | 3 | |
Malaise | |||
Halictidae | Lasioglossum | 7 | |
Apidae | Melissodes | 1 |
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V. Joseph, S.; Harris-Shultz, K.; Jespersen, D. Evidence of Pollinators Foraging on Centipedegrass Inflorescences. Insects 2020, 11, 795. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110795
V. Joseph S, Harris-Shultz K, Jespersen D. Evidence of Pollinators Foraging on Centipedegrass Inflorescences. Insects. 2020; 11(11):795. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110795
Chicago/Turabian StyleV. Joseph, Shimat, Karen Harris-Shultz, and David Jespersen. 2020. "Evidence of Pollinators Foraging on Centipedegrass Inflorescences" Insects 11, no. 11: 795. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110795
APA StyleV. Joseph, S., Harris-Shultz, K., & Jespersen, D. (2020). Evidence of Pollinators Foraging on Centipedegrass Inflorescences. Insects, 11(11), 795. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110795