Claim · #6492455
Bombus terrestris · pollination · Rubus spp.
pollination · effect: beneficial
pollinates GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“grey pollen was primarily bramble Rubus spp.”
- Authors
- Goulson D.
- Year
- 2010
- Publication
- Oxford University Press
- Page
- 98
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bombus terrestris foraging on Rubus spp. for pollen is well-documented; grey pollen loads consistent with Rubus identification in UK field studies is biologically reasonable.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Bombus terrestris is a well-documented generalist forager; bramble (Rubus spp.) is a common UK pollen source, and grey pollen loads matching Rubus is biologically consistent.”
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