▁time . ▁ ▁Agricult ural ▁significance ▁ ▁Bomb us ▁v os nes ens ki i ▁is ▁an ▁extremely ▁important ▁pol lin ator ▁for ▁commercial ▁agricult ure . ▁The ▁genus ▁Bomb us ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁pol lin ator ▁for ▁green house ▁tom atoes . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁mechan isms ▁are ▁not ▁well ▁understood , ▁B . ▁v os nes ens ki i ▁pol lin ates ▁green house ▁tom atoes ▁more ▁efficiently ▁than ▁human ▁be ings ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁sim ulating ▁by ▁hand . ▁On ▁several ▁measures , ▁including ▁fruit ▁weight , ▁height , ▁minimum ▁and ▁maximum ▁diameter , ▁grade , ▁and ▁seed ▁count , ▁be e - pol lin ated ▁f ruits ▁are ▁of ▁significantly ▁higher ▁quality . ▁One ▁theory ▁suggests ▁that ▁be es ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁time ▁their ▁vis its ▁better ▁than ▁humans , ▁who ▁typically ▁ad here ▁to ▁a ▁set ▁schedule ▁which ▁may ▁not ▁co inci de ▁with ▁fl oral ▁re cept ivity . ▁ ▁Par as ites ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁Bomb us ▁v os nes ens ki i , ▁par as it ic ▁organ isms ▁include ▁the ▁ph or etic ▁m ite ▁species ▁K uz in ia ▁and ▁the ▁proto zo an ▁Cr ith idia ▁bomb i . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁par as ites ▁affect ▁individual ▁be es ▁rather ▁than ▁colon ies ▁or ▁n ests , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁discovered ▁in ▁relatively ▁high ▁abund ance ▁in ▁the ▁Californ ian ▁B . ▁v os nes ens ki i ▁population . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁par as ites ▁have ▁been ▁discovered ▁in ▁several ▁be