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Title: Observations of nectarivorous birds and potential biological control agents in berry orchards
Contributor(s): Santos, Karen C B S  (author); Davis, Abby E  (author); Rocchetti, Maurizio (author); Hocking, Brad (author); Shermeister, Bar (author); Rader, Romina  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2023-05-25
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4527
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/55065
Abstract: 

We observed the brown honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta, visiting blueberry orchards in eastern Australia. L. indistincta is considered to be a nectarivorous bird, feeding almost entirely on nectar. However, we report observations of this species as both a nectarivore and insectivore in blue-berry crops and as an insectivore in raspberry crops. Brown honeyeaters may be acting as biological control agents when feeding on leaf-roller caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in blueberry orchards and on brown blow-flies (Calliphora stygia) in raspberry orchards. Although most blueberry growing regions use managed honey bees as the main pollinator, more studies on the complex tritrophic interactions occurring in these crops are needed to better understand the costs and benefits of different farm management practices upon alternative pollinators.

Publication Type: Journal Article
Grant Details: ARC/FT210100851
Source of Publication: Ecosphere, 14(5), p. 1-6
Publisher: Ecological Society of America
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 2150-8925
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 310302 Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280111 Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Environmental and Rural Science

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