Cocoa pollination by males of Forcipomyia squamipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Ghana
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Cocoa pollination by males of Forcipomyia squamipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Ghana. (1975). Tropical Agriculture, 52(1). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/3170

Abstract

Cage experiments in the field proved that males of Forcipomyia squamipennis Ingram &Macfie are pollinators of cocoa flowers (Theobroma cacao L.) in Ghana, contrary to former claims that this species is a non-pollinator and that only females of certain Forcipomyia species are pollinators.
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