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p. 29: The number of species of insects acting as fruit pol- 
lenators in southern New Jersey is small; the number of individuals 
other than honeybees is small; the lack of pollenizers being most ser- 
ious in apple and pear orchards situated in cultured areas, less 
serious adjacent to uncultivated land, and not a problem at all on 
cranberry bogs, surrounded, as they are, with woodland, and blooming 
two months later than apple and pear. 
Honeybees and bumblebees are the most important insect polleni- 
zers in southern New Jersey. The ease with which honeybees can be 
supplied as needed is the deciding factor in making them the most 
dependable pollenizers. 
Johnston, S. 
"7. Pollination, an important factor in successful pear production. 
Mich. State Hort. Soc. Ann. Rpt. 1927: 196-199. 
p. 199: Bees or other suitable insects are therefore necessary 
for pollen transfer. While other insects carry pollen to some extent, 
the honeybee has no equal in this respect. Unfortunately, tame bees 
e been greatly reduced in numbers throughout the State by foul- 
brood, a very serious disease of bees, wh ile the wild bees have been 
i;r::§il£_£ejincj>d__in numbers thro.ugh_the extermination of our for ests 
and the thoughtless cutting; and robbing; of bee trees . 
Legasse, F. S. 
1928. Proper pollination of fruit blossoms. Del. Univ. Agr. Ext. Bui. 
15, 20 pp. 
p. 5: Poor sets of fruit have long been associated with rainy 
weather during the blossoming season. We have learned that this is due 
to the fact that honey bees, particularly the domesticated ones, do 
not fly extensively during rainy, cool, and windy weather, rather 
than to the effect of the rain on the blossoms themselves. This is 
another condition over which we have little control. The only possibl e 
r 5rn edy_ lies in the harboring of greater numbers o f certain ..wi ld i n- 
§2 "ts^such as th e wild honey be e, w hich fly under wo ather conditions 
that cause the domesticated bee t o cling; clos ely t o the hiv e. H owever. 
the prevalent system of_ cl ean cu ltivat ion and cover crops, .fur nishes 
n "-■nQStinKjplace for th e w i ld bees avid is not conducive to their mul - 
t iplication in our orchards . 
Murneek, A. E. 
1930. Fruit pollination. Mo. Agr. Expt. Sta. Bui. 283, 14 pp. 
p. 1: Almost all fruit grown in Missouri are pollinated by 
insects. Wind is no factor in fruit pollination. V/hen the orchard 
is small and there is a great deal of waste land in close proximity, 
enough wild bees, bumble bees and other insects may be present in the 
spring to be of benefit in pollination. But in a region where most of 
