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Comparison of the pollination activities among honeybee, Apis mellifera, and bumblebees, Bombus ignitus and B. terrestris in the watermelon houses on summer season

꿀벌과 호박벌 그리고 서양뒤영벌의 여름철 시설수박 화분매개활동 비교

  • Lee, Sang Beom (Insect Resources Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Choi, Young Cheol (Insect Resources Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Park, Kwan Ho (Insect Resources Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Ha, Nam Gyu (Eco-friendliness Research Department, Reseach and Development Bureau, Gyeongsangnamdo Agricultural Research & Extension Services) ;
  • Hwang, Seok Jo (Insect Resources Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Seung-Ryul (Agricultural Technology Education Center, Extension Services Bureau, Gyeongsangnamdo Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
  • 이상범 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업생물부 곤충산업과) ;
  • 최영철 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업생물부 곤충산업과) ;
  • 박관호 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업생물부 곤충산업과) ;
  • 하남규 (경상남도 농업기술원 연구개발국 친환경연구과) ;
  • 황석조 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업생물부 곤충산업과) ;
  • 김승렬 (경상남도 농업기술원 기술지원국 미래농업교육과)
  • Received : 2012.04.18
  • Accepted : 2012.09.27
  • Published : 2012.12.30
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Abstract

This study was examined the characteristics on the pollinating activities of Apis mellifera, Bombus ignitus and B. terrestris as pollinators on the watermelon flowers(Citrullus vulgaris Schrad), and the effects of the pollination by pollinators compared to the artificial pollination in the watermelon green houses in Nonsan City on summer season in 2005. As a result, B. ignitus and B. terrestris could not be used for summer season, because the bumblebees were not pollinated effectively indeed even two days after hives were released at watermelon green houses during the summer cultivating period. It could not be controlled a poor watermelon house conditions; high temperature and low humidity on summer season which were the bad environment for pollinating activities of bumblebees. But this study was showed that A. mellifera could be used comparatively good pollinator instead of artificial pollination in spite of the bad environment for bee within the watermelon green houses on summer season.

여름철의 시설수박에서 인공수분을 대체할 수 있는 화분매개곤충을 선발하기 위하여 화분매개곤충을 방사하여 인공수분과 비교하였다. 여름철 시설수박 하우스의 고온과 낮은 습도 등으로 인하여 화분매개환경이 매우 열악하여 호박벌과 서양뒤영벌은 외부로 탈출하는 일벌수가 많고 화분매개활동수가 적어져서 경제적인 수분과 착과에 도달하지 못하였다. 꿀벌은 외부 탈출일벌이 야간 발생하였으나, 많은 일벌이 수박꽃에서 충분한 화분매개활동을 하여 인공수분과 같은 경제적인 수분에 도달하였고, 생산물도 인공수분구와 같이 정상적으로 생산되었다. 따라서 여름철 시설수박하우스에서 수박꽃의 수분은 꿀벌은 화분매개곤충으로 사용이 가능한 것으로 조사되었고, 뒤영벌은 사용이 불가능한 것으로 조사되었다.

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