Factors Influencing Honeybee (Apis Mellifera L.) Visits to Crepe Myrtles (Lagerstroemia Sp.)

Taryn Nichole Bazhaw

Abstract

Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are important pollinators and will selectively forage on crepe myrtles (CM) during the summer months. Unfortunately, pests of crepe myrtle, such as crepe myrtle bark scale (CMBS) (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae), are commonly t