Ukraine: Pollination by wild bees is more efficient and adds 30% to the yield

Published 2022년 5월 17일

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Wild solitary bees have been found to increase crop yields by at least 30% according to research. The Agro-Soyuz farm in Ukraine saw a yield of up to 11.0 c / ha from alfalfa using wild bees for pollination, compared to the average of 1 c / ha without. The efficiency of wild bees is greater than honey bees, with one bee pollinating 3-5 times more flowers. However, the population of pollinating insects in Ukraine is declining due to land plowing, urbanization, and hostilities, including the war causing damage to apiaries.

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The use of wild solitary bees on pollination can increase the yield of all crops by at least 30%. The biochemical parameters and sowing quality of the obtained seeds and fruits are significantly increasing, said Ph.D., Associate Professor of Zoology, Entomology, Phytopathology, Plant Protection and Quarantine. Mykhailo Filatov, B. Litvinov, Faculty of Agronomy and Plant Protection, State Biotechnology University, in an interview with the Proposal magazine. “According to my research, when pollinated by wild bees, the yield of alfalfa seeds is 3.5-4.5 c / ha. The average indicators in Ukraine are 1 c / ha. The Agro-Soyuz farm in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where alfalfa leaf-cutting bee was used for pollination, received up to 8.0 c / ha. In FG "Vostok" of Izium district of Kharkiv region the yield reached 10.0-11.0 c / ha, ie more than a ton! On the basis of this farm for more than 30 years there is a micro-reserve for wild pollinators - it is a beam where no mowing, no burning of ...

Source: Landlord