Talk:Buzz pollination

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What pollinates Willow Trees, Hibiscus, Rafflesia and Titan Arum?

Our local hibiscus (Hibiscus aculeatus) certainly does not need buzz pollination, as pollen grains are large, sticky and freely dispensed. They are frequented by bumblebees and Melissodes bees. Cotton and okra, very close relatives, are freely visited by these and by honeybees, all of which are effective pollinators.

Willow is freely visited by honeybees and many other bee species, and again is not a candidate for buzz pollination, as pollen is freely dispensed. Pollinator 03:28, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)hi

Strange sentence - reword?
This line (last one in the article), sounds oddly political:

"This research is however competing with lobbying by potential importers of Bumble Bees, who would rather use those, disregarding the risk and the potential there for developing a "home grown" solution." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 171.66.223.21 (talk) 17:44, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

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This article is pretty comprehensive, and very well done. I can think of only a few things which may benefit the article.

One, it would be interesting to know the specific frequency at which bees must beat their wings in order to release the pollen. Also, are there differences in required frequency for the anthers of different flowers? Are there some bees which can produce higher frequencies, and thus have access to pollen from more flower species? I think a "Galapagos finch beak length vs. flower tube length" kind of discussion could be added here.

The agricultural implications of buzz pollination was a good addition to this article. I think a discussion of more buzz-pollinated species (like decorative flowers or even more food plants) would be nice, as there is currently only a sentence about green tomatoes.

The last thing I can think to add, perhaps, is an additional source or two for the "flower morphology" section. Jcwikman (talk) 16:35, 21 May 2017 (UTC)