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Article

College

College of Science

Department

Biology Department

Faculty Mentor

Lindsie McCabe

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Abstract

Commercial strawberries in greenhouses are traditionally pollinated using hand pollination, fans, or bumblebees. Osmia bee species are small, solitary, cavity nesting bees whose pollination habits are still being discovered. To increase knowledge of pollination possibilities, we used a caged indoor greenhouse experiment to test pollination and nesting capacity in 3 Osmia species (Fig. 1).

Location

Logan, UT

Start Date

4-9-2025 10:30 AM

End Date

4-9-2025 11:20 AM

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Apr 9th, 10:30 AM Apr 9th, 11:20 AM

Possibilities: Indoor Commercial Strawberry Pollination by Osmia Species

Logan, UT

Commercial strawberries in greenhouses are traditionally pollinated using hand pollination, fans, or bumblebees. Osmia bee species are small, solitary, cavity nesting bees whose pollination habits are still being discovered. To increase knowledge of pollination possibilities, we used a caged indoor greenhouse experiment to test pollination and nesting capacity in 3 Osmia species (Fig. 1).