THE POLLINATION AND SETTING OF FRUIT BLOSSOMS. 



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SUMMAEY OF INSECTS SEEN ON FrUIT-BlOSSOMS AT SiDMOUTH, DeVON, 



AND Wye, Kent, in 1912 by C. H. Hooper. 



Fruit 



m 

 V 



tnble 

 ees 



2 



to 



a. 



bottle 

 ies 



u 



n 



<a 



_aj 

 53 



0) 



lects 



Dates of observation 





H 



a 



pq 



0 









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0 0 





Peach, Nectarine 





9 









... 





1 



0 



a 



March 14-April 1 



Plum . 



"e 



3 



1 









... 







March 29-April 30 



Gooseberry 



40 







1 













April 3-May 2 



Cherry 



31 



13 



1 















March 30-April 25 





















(1 spider) 



Pear . 



159 



1 



4 



2 



14 



1 







3 



April 11-25 























(2 midges, 1 white 























butterfly) 



ijiacji-Gurranii . 



22 



10 



4 













]. 



April Lv—ii 1 



Bed-currant 



10 





1 





i 











April 19 and 20 



Apple 



221 



26 



5 







8 



23 



21 



6 



April 19 -May 11 























(5 midges, 1 spider) 



Quince 



4 



















May 1-10 





493 



49 



16 



3 



15 



9 



23 



22 



13 



Total 643 



Insects observed on Blossobis of Strawberry, Loganberry, and Raspberry 

 BY Mr. H. C. Chapelow in the Plantations of Wye College, Kent, in 1912. 

 (Bees close, within |th mile.) 



Blossoms of 



Hive 

 bees 



Bumble 

 and 

 other 

 wild bees 



Plies 

 and 

 other 

 insects 



Notes 



Strawberry 

 Loganberry 



Kaspberry . 



Practi 

 1,292 



797 



cally no 

 61 



32 



insects 

 79 



24 



Area |th acre close to hives ; many 

 varieties of strawberry 



Between May 19 and 30, on 15 

 plants observed daily at 11 a.m. 

 and 2 p.m. ; rather more insects 

 seen in morning than in after- 

 noon generally 



Between May 21 and 30, on a row 

 of 12 yards run, observed daily 

 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. 



Total . 



2,089 



93 



103 





Add record on Apple, 

 Pear, Plum, Cherry, 

 Gooseberry and 

 Currants by C. H. 

 Hooper . 



493 



65 



85 



Short daily observations in Devon 



and Kent 

 Recorded in gardens and orchards 



1 to 1 mile from hives of bees 

 The other insects include ants and 



beetles 



Gross total . 



2,582 



158 



188 



Bees (hive and bumble) by their 

 habits in visiting from flower to 

 flower and by reason of their 



Percentage of insect 

 visitors . 



88% 



5io/ 



"^2 /O 



O2 /o 



furry coats are much better pollen 

 carriers than flies, beetles, or ants 



We cannot well encourage bumble bees, but we can place hives of 

 bees in orchards and plantations, in order to have bees on the spot for 

 work in the fine intervals, and their work undoubtedly makes orchards, 

 fniit plantations, and gardens more fruitful and more regular in bear- 

 ing. The latter is ^ fact of great importance. 



