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    Insect visitors of rambutan (Nepheliumlappaceum),Black plum (Syzygiumcumini) and cashew (Anacardiumoccidentale)
    (DMMMSU Research and Extension Journal, 2020-12-01) Tangalin, Merlito D.; Dangle, Jaime; Pajarillo, Rolyne Mae C.; Soliba, Mishima P.
    The honeybees are labelled as the champion pollinators.Through theirpollination services,the quality of seed set, forage crops, and fruit yield improves.Field experiments were conducted to determine the effect of introduced honeybees (ApismelliferaL.) in the number and weight of harvested fruits of the three (3) tropical fruit-bearing trees (rambutan, black plum, cashew).Three (3) fully grown rambutan, black plum, and cashew trees approximately 10 years old were selected. The t-Test was employed using 20 samples pertreatment(open pollinated flowers, T1in three (3) replicationswherein twenty (20) panicle samples were selected) togather the needed data.During the onset of blooming,one (1) standardbee coloniesmajor pollinator aside from the other insects in the area was placed within the vicinity of the plantation crops. Results of the study on the pollination of insect visitors on the experimental fruit trees showed significant differences between the open pollinated flowers (T1) and enclosed treatments (T2). In terms of harvested, percentage and weight of developed fruits of rambutan, black plum and cashew, results revealed that trees introduced with honeybee as pollinatorssignificantly produced more fruitsand heavier developed fruits than those in enclosed flowers (T2).