Summary — One-hundred and forty-eight molds were isolated from the following samples of almond, Prunus dulcis, pollen : floral pollen collected by hand; corbicular pollen from pollen traps placed on colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera, in the almond orchard; and bee bread stored in comb cells for one, three, and six weeks. The majority of molds identified were Penicillia (32%), Mucorales (21%), and Aspergilli (17%). In general, the number of isolates decreased in pollen as it was collected and stored by the bees. Each type of pollen sample appeared to differ in regard to mold flora and dominant species. Aureobasidium
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