Predominance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) among insects visiting flowers of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)

© 2017, ALÖKI Kft. This study highlighted blow flies as new possible pollinators of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) flowers. Two sets of 2-day sampling were done by using a sweep net on the flowers of B. lanzan in a deciduous forested area of Mahidol University, Nakhonsawan Campus, Nak...

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Main Authors: K. Moophayak, W. Meeinkuirt
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spelling th-mahidol.415722019-03-14T15:02:32Z Predominance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) among insects visiting flowers of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) K. Moophayak W. Meeinkuirt Mahidol University Agricultural and Biological Sciences © 2017, ALÖKI Kft. This study highlighted blow flies as new possible pollinators of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) flowers. Two sets of 2-day sampling were done by using a sweep net on the flowers of B. lanzan in a deciduous forested area of Mahidol University, Nakhonsawan Campus, Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand during 27-28 December 2013 and 13-14 December 2014. The number of flies (Diptera) collected was larger than the combined number of bees (Hymenoptera) and beetles (Coleoptera) by a factor of 9.4. Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) were the most abundant insects caught (34.8% of total), and included the medically-important Chrysomya megacephala. Stomorhina discolor predominated (23.6% of total), followed by C. megacephala, C. rufifacies, C. nigripes and Rhyncomya flavibasis. Female flies predominated over males and were mostly collected in the morning. Many pollen grains were attached to the bodies of the flies, especially on the legs, thorax, and/or abdomen, indicating the likely importance of blow flies as pollinators of the blossoms of B. lanzan. These new findings could be useful for furthering conservation management and economic production of B. lanzan, and also for the use of B. lanzan flowers or the chemicals which they extrude as bait for controlling medically-important fly populations. 2018-12-21T06:33:35Z 2019-03-14T08:02:32Z 2018-12-21T06:33:35Z 2019-03-14T08:02:32Z 2017-01-01 Article Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. Vol.15, No.4 (2017), 651-659 10.15666/aeer/1504_651659 17850037 15891623 2-s2.0-85034983587 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/41572 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85034983587&origin=inward
institution Mahidol University
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K. Moophayak
W. Meeinkuirt
Predominance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) among insects visiting flowers of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)
description © 2017, ALÖKI Kft. This study highlighted blow flies as new possible pollinators of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) flowers. Two sets of 2-day sampling were done by using a sweep net on the flowers of B. lanzan in a deciduous forested area of Mahidol University, Nakhonsawan Campus, Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand during 27-28 December 2013 and 13-14 December 2014. The number of flies (Diptera) collected was larger than the combined number of bees (Hymenoptera) and beetles (Coleoptera) by a factor of 9.4. Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) were the most abundant insects caught (34.8% of total), and included the medically-important Chrysomya megacephala. Stomorhina discolor predominated (23.6% of total), followed by C. megacephala, C. rufifacies, C. nigripes and Rhyncomya flavibasis. Female flies predominated over males and were mostly collected in the morning. Many pollen grains were attached to the bodies of the flies, especially on the legs, thorax, and/or abdomen, indicating the likely importance of blow flies as pollinators of the blossoms of B. lanzan. These new findings could be useful for furthering conservation management and economic production of B. lanzan, and also for the use of B. lanzan flowers or the chemicals which they extrude as bait for controlling medically-important fly populations.
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W. Meeinkuirt
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author K. Moophayak
W. Meeinkuirt
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title Predominance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) among insects visiting flowers of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)
title_short Predominance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) among insects visiting flowers of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)
title_full Predominance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) among insects visiting flowers of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)
title_fullStr Predominance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) among insects visiting flowers of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Predominance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) among insects visiting flowers of Buchanania lanzan (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae)
title_sort predominance of blow flies (diptera: calliphoridae) among insects visiting flowers of buchanania lanzan (sapindales: anacardiaceae)
publishDate 2018
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