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Autor:
Megan E. Leach, Frank Drummond
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Ecology, Vol 2018 (2018)
Declines in wild and managed bee species richness and abundances have been observed throughout Europe and North America in recent decades. These declines have led to questions regarding pollination of wild and cultivated plants. In response to these
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/69c0d1b91c8141e9b17731d851e7c83b
Autor:
Frank Drummond
Publikováno v:
Agriculture, Vol 9, Iss 4, p 69 (2019)
Wild blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton, is a native forest understory plant that is managed as a fruit crop. Over the past 51 years, experiments have been conducted to investigate its reproduction. A model was developed that predicts bloom to
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https://doaj.org/article/c56ffd16dd3a44789865cacc4fe93d4d
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 4, p e0120904 (2015)
Wildlife as a source of microbial contamination is a food safety concern. Deer feces (scat) have been determined as a point source for Escherichia coli O157:H7 contamination of fresh produce. The ecological role of the scooped scarab (Onthophagus hec
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https://doaj.org/article/4edb16e3acea4d0abfa7bc8c306f91b1
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 10, p e47564 (2012)
Blueberry growers in Maine attend annual Cooperative Extension presentations given by university faculty members. These presentations cover topics, such as, how to prevent plant disease and monitor for insect pests. In 2012, in order to make the sess
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https://doaj.org/article/2ade184cfae24d6ca349ec69fe6210e9
Autor:
Frank Drummond
Publikováno v:
Agronomy; Volume 12; Issue 12; Pages: 3081
The fungicide propiconazole is a commonly used fungicide in small fruit and tree fruit production in the U.S.A. In Maine wild blueberry production, it is used almost exclusively for mummy berry disease control. The goal of this study is to assess the
Autor:
Frank Drummond
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 94
Autor:
Frank Drummond
Publikováno v:
Agronomy. 13:393
During the 2021 spring a Bombus terricola Kirby queen initiated a nest in the hollow iron front axle of a 1950 John Deere 40U tractor that was being repaired outside in Bowdoinham, Maine. The tractor was not moved during the lengthy repair period, fr
Publikováno v:
Open Agriculture, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 393-403 (2018)
Pollination reservoirs are pollen and nectar rich wildflower plantings intended to enhance pollination services in pollinator-dependent crops. Despite government assistance, plantings often fail to establish. Our focal crop, wild blueberries, is a un
Publikováno v:
Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. 10:89-98
Bee decline is a threat worldwide. An extension project was initiated to make the general public, industry, and municipalities aware of this problem. This study demonstrated pollinator habitat suitable for Maine farms by developing cooperation betwee
Publikováno v:
Environmental Entomology. 47:908-917
We investigated the impact of an invasive ant species from Europe, Myrmica rubra (L.), on a myrmecochorous system (seeds dispersed by ants) in its invaded range in North America. We assessed: 1) how M. rubra process the myrmecochorous diapsores (seed