Rubus occidentalis

Genus-level evidence

3 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Rubus sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Rubus occidentalis.

• biocontrol · Rubus spp. → Erythroneura elegantula · effect: beneficial

  “Rubus blackberries around vineyards increases populations of grape leafhopper parasitoids”

  Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 49 #6492491
• pest pressure · Rubus spp. → Vitis vinifera · effect: harmful

  “can also enhance abundance of the sharpshooter, which serves as a vector of Pierce's disease”

  Rickerl D., Francis C., Gliessman S.R., Nicholls C.I., Altieri M.A., Janke R.R., Dobbs T.L., Flora C.B., Schumacher T.E., Caldwell R.M., Salomonsson L., Lieblein G., Helenius J., Kirschenmann F. (2004) · Agroecosystems Analysis · p. 58 #6492131
• pollination · Bombus terrestris → Rubus spp. · effect: beneficial

  “grey pollen was primarily bramble Rubus spp.”

  Goulson D. (2010) · Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (Second Edition) · p. 98 #6492455