| managed bumble bees (bombus impatiens) (hymenoptera: apidae) caged with blueberry bushes at high density did not increase fruit set or fruit weight compared to open pollination. | highbush blueberry (vaccinium corymbosum l.) is an important crop grown throughout florida. currently, most blueberry growers use honey bees (apis mellifera l.) to provide pollination services for highbush blueberries even though bumble bees (bombus spp.) have been shown to be more efficient at pollinating blueberries on a per bee basis. in general, contribution of bumble bees to the pollination of commercial highbush blueberries in florida is unknown. herein, we determined if managed bumble bee ... | 2017 | 28334127 |