Research Article

Buzzing Wild Bee Visits Enhance Seed Set in Eggplant, Solanum melongena

Figure 1

Activity period of bees at Miwatura (M) and Gelioya (G) sites in two and four sunny days, respectively, at flowers of S. melongena. Range in temperature (°C), rainfall (mm), and relative humidity during the time period of observations for the six days: 27 September 2008—20.80–31.80°C, 0.0 mm, and 62–65; 03 October 2008—20.00–31.70°C, 0.0 mm, and 54–61; 25 December 2008—21.40–29.50°C, 0.0 mm, and 55–57; 26 December 2008—19.40–30.80°C, 0.0 mm, and 50–53; 10 January 2009—20.90–29.80°C, 0.0 mm, and 62–65; and 23 January 2009—17.00–30.00°C, 0.0 mm, and 51–68.