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Basic Necessities for Commercial Rearing of Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris L.
Abstract
Each year more than one million Bombus terrestris colonies are used for the pollination of
a number of crops, mainly of tomatoes in greenhouses in the world. In Turkey, demand for
bumblebees have been increased especially in Mediterranean coastal region, where greenhouse tomato
production is widespread, and approximately 150 000 commercially produced B. terrestris colonies
were used in 2012-2013 production season. This high demand also caused to increase of interest for
commercial rearing of bumblebees. However, lack of knowledge and inexperience about mass and
commercial rearing of bumblebee can be important risks for new investors. The most important step is
to have the technical knowledge and experience for commercial rearing. Additionally, the producers
should have convenient rearing laboratory, required materials and equipments, hibernated queens for
starting the rearing activity, official authorization for production and marketing, production planning
according to sales forecast, healthy and quality queen rearing for sustainable production and
experienced marketing staff for success in commercial rearing. In this study, main stages and basic
necessities for commercial rearing process of B. terrestris were described.
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Primary Language
Turkish
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Publication Date
September 1, 2014
Submission Date
September 1, 2014
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2014 Volume: 9 Number: 2