Are bumble bees causing my tomato flowers to fall off?

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Are bumble bees causing my tomato flowers to fall off?
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Are Bumble Bees Causing My Tomato Flowers to Fall Off?

Early market hoop house tomato growers are reporting blossom drop soon after bumble bee delivery, but the flower abortions are probably not caused by bees. I get a number of calls from hoop house tomato growers in spring regarding flowers aborting at the elbow of their stems. There has been some speculation that the bumble bees have something to do with it since they notice a lot of blossom drop just after the bees were introduced.

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