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PlantPlantBreedingBreedingBiologyBiology
PollinatorPollinatorFaunaFauna
PollinatorPollinatorManagementManagement
Jim CaneJim CaneUSDAUSDA--ARSARS Bee Biology LabBee Biology LabUtah State UniversityUtah State UniversityLogan, UT 84322Logan, UT 84322
AstragalusAstragalus filipesfilipes milkvetchmilkvetch**BalsamorhizaBalsamorhiza sagittatasagittata balsamrootbalsamrootCleome Cleome lutealutea bee plantbee plantCleome Cleome serrulataserrulata bee plantbee plantCrepisCrepis acuminataacuminata hawksbeardhawksbeardDaleaDalea ornataornata, , searlsiaesearlsiae prairieprairie--clover*clover*EriogonumEriogonum umbellatumumbellatum buckwheatbuckwheatHedysarumHedysarum borealeboreale sweetvetchsweetvetch**LomatiumLomatium dissectumdissectum biscuitrootbiscuitrootLupinusLupinus argenteusargenteus, , sericeussericeus lupine*lupine*PenstemonPenstemon speciosusspeciosus beardtonguebeardtongueSphaeralceaSphaeralcea munroanamunroana,, grossularifoliagrossularifoliaglobemallowglobemallow
LupinusLupinus
SphaeralceaSphaeralcea
DaleaDalea
AstragalusAstragalus
PlantPlantBreedingBreedingBiologyBiology
PollinatorPollinatorFaunaFauna
PollinatorPollinatorManagementManagement
some mechanical orsome mechanical orpassive pollinationpassive pollination
PollinatorPollinatoressentialessential
CleomeCleomelutealutea
LomatiumLomatiumdissectumdissectum
PollinatorPollinatorNeedNeed
Reproductive Gain With Pollinators0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Sphaeralcea munroana
Hedysarum boreale
Lomatium dissectum
Dalea purpurea
Astragalus filipes
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Penstemon speciosus
Eriogonum umbellatum
Cleome lutea
Cleome serrulata
x x x x x
Cane, J.H. In press for 2007. Pollinating bees crucial to farming wildflower seed for U.S. habitat restoration. in “Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems” R.R. James and T. Pitts-Singer (eds.). Oxford Univ. Press.
OutcrossingOutcrossingAdvantageAdvantage
SelfSelf--fertilefertile SelfSelf--incompatibleincompatible
CleomeCleomeserrulataserrulata
PenstemonPenstemonspeciosusspeciosus
Reproductive Gain With Cross-Pollination0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
Astragalus filipes
Dalea purpurea
Penstemon speciosus
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Cleome serrulata
Cleome lutea
Hedysarum boreale
x x x x x
Cane, J.H. In press for 2007. Pollinating bees crucial to farming wildflower seed for U.S. habitat
restoration. in “Bees in Agricultural Ecosystems” R.R. James and T. Pitts-Singer (eds.). Oxford Univ.
Press.
PlantPlantBreedingBreedingBiologyBiology
PollinatorPollinatorFaunaFauna
PollinatorPollinatorManagementManagement
PollinatorPollinatorDiversityDiversity
RestrictedRestricted DiverseDiverse
5 species5 speciesAll All AndrenaAndrena OsmiaOsmia (19 (19 sppspp.).)
LomatiumLomatiumdissectumdissectum
AstragalusAstragalusfilipesfilipes
32+ species32+ species
PollinatorPollinatorSpecializationSpecialization
SpecialistsSpecialists GeneralistsGeneralists
65% specialists65% specialistsDiadasiaDiadasia diminutadiminutaD. D. lutzilutziColletesColletes sphaeralceasphaeralcea…and 20 sp. generalists…and 20 sp. generalists
100% generalists100% generalistsBombusBombus (5 (5 sppspp))OsmiaOsmia (16 (16 sppspp.).)MegachileMegachile (1 sp.)(1 sp.)HoplitisHoplitis (3 (3 sppspp.).)
SphaeralceaSphaeralcea munroanamunroana
HedysarumHedysarumborealeboreale
PlantPlantBreedingBreedingBiologyBiology
PollinatorPollinatorFaunaFauna
PollinatorPollinatorManagementManagement
No manageableNo manageablepollinatorpollinator
PollinatorPollinatorchoiceschoices
5 ground5 ground--nestingnestingAndrenaAndrena
LomatiumLomatiumdissectumdissectum
DaleaDaleaornataornata
139 native species139 native species65 known nesting65 known nesting
73% cavity73% cavity--nestersnesters
Nesting habits Nesting habits NA NA OsmiaOsmia beesbees
OsmiaOsmiabruneribruneri
OsmiaOsmiasanrafaelaesanrafaelae
western distributionwestern distributionsingle midsingle mid--late spring generationlate spring generationnest using shelters, foam substratesnest using shelters, foam substratespollinate, prosper on legumespollinate, prosper on legumespop increase 2pop increase 2--4x annually4x annuallyoverwinteringoverwintering hundredshundreds
Cane, J. H. 2006. The Logan BeeMailshelter: a practical, portable unit for managing cavity-nesting agricultural pollinators. American Bee Journal. 146(7): 611-613.
No manageableNo manageablepollinatorpollinator
PollinatorPollinatorchoiceschoices
SpecialistsSpecialists GeneralistsGeneralists
RestrictedRestricted DiverseDiverse
SelfSelf--fertilefertile SelfSelf--incompatibleincompatible
Mechanical orMechanical orpassive pollinationpassive pollination
PollinatorPollinatoressentialessential
PlantPlantBreedingBreedingBiologyBiology
PollinatorPollinatorFaunaFauna
PollinatorPollinatorManagementManagement
