Claim · #6492476
Apis mellifera · pollination · Solanum lycopersicum
pollination · effect: neutral
pollinates GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“not effective pollinators of Ericaceae...or Solanaceae such as...tomatoes”
- Authors
- Michener C.D.
- Year
- 2007
- Publication
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tomato requires buzz-pollination (sonication); Apis mellifera lacks this capability, making honey bees ineffective tomato pollinators — well-supported in pollination biology literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Tomatoes require sonication (buzz pollination) for pollen release; Apis mellifera cannot buzz-pollinate, making them ineffective — well-established entomological fact.”
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