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September 28, 2025Journal of Economic Entomology

Inside or out: insect foraging behavior drives trade-offs between berry number and berry size in highbush blueberry

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JNJosé Neiva Mesquita NetoCatholic University of the MauleBPBruna Karen Pinheiro-CostaCatholic University of the Maule

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Study reveals how foraging behavior affects pollination efficiency in blueberries, highlighting trade-offs in berry size and number.

Key Points

  • Inside flower foragers significantly increased fruit set compared to unvisited flowers and outside foragers.
  • Outside flower foragers contributed more to fruit weight and seed set, highlighting a trade-off between quantity and quality.
  • Fieldwork was carried out in 5 commercial blueberry orchards over 2 years, recording 893 flower visits from various bee species.
  • This suggests that foraging behavior can serve as a functional trait for evaluating pollination efficiency.

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Neto et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d913b24ddcf71ba560bf19https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaf256
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