An enumeration of pollinators and floral visitors of some common weeds with notes on pollen characteristics

Issue Date

4-2018

Abstract

Inflorescences of six common weeds, each representing its plant family, namely: Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae), Tridax procumbens L. (Asteraceae), Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt (Cucurbitaceae), Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae), Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae), and Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae), were sampled. Data on the morphology of these flowers were compiled and pollen grains were extracted through the Feagri and Iversen's Acetolysis Procedure. In addition, floral visitors and pollinators were identified. Arthropod visitors and pollinators of these common weeds were mostly managed pollinators like Apis mellifera L. and Tetragonula biroi (Friese). Meanwhile, pierid and hesperiid butterflies comprised the lepidopteran floral visitors. New host plant records for these butterflies are reported from among these weeds.

Source or Periodical Title

The Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

31

Issue

1

Page

63-70

Document Type

Article

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

illustrations; references

Language

English

Subject

Butterflies; Weeds; Pollen -- Morphology

En – AGROVOC descriptors

AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; TRIDAX; EUPHORBIACEAE; OXALIS; OXILADACEA; LANTANA CAMARA; APIS MELLIFERA; LEPIDOPTERA; WEEDS; POLLINATORS; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; INFLORESCENCES

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