AgroEco

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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