Stingless Bee (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) Ecology
Annual Review of Entomology, 2023 Stingless bees form perennial colonies of honey-making insects. The >600 species of stingless bees, mainly Neotropical, live throughout tropical latitudes. Foragers influence floral biology, plant reproduction, microbe dispersal, and diverse ecosystem functions.
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Bee assemblage (Hymenoptera, Apidae) of an area of natural grasslands in Vila Velha State Park and comparisons with bee surveys in other Brazilian areas of grasslands and cerrado [PDF]
, 2009 A assembléia de abelhas (Hymenoptera, Apidae) de uma área restrita de campos naturais do Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, Paraná e comparações com áreas de campos e cerrado.
AGUIAR, Antonio J.C. +2 more
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A Comparative Study on the Physicochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys From Apis mellifera L. and Meliponula beccarii L. Collected From Western Oromia, Ethiopia. [PDF]
Int J Food SciHoney is a natural substance synthesized by honeybees. Its physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities differ among honey types due to floral and entomological origins. This is a comparative study on the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of honey from Apis mellifera and Meliponula beccarii L.
Tesfaye O, Muleta D, Desalegn A.
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 10, Issue 23, Page 12663-12674, December 2020., 2020 We describe a previously unknown potter wasp species, Montezumia termitophila sp. nov. (Vespidae: Eumeninae). Also, we provide the first evidence of wasp brood development inside active nests of the termite Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Silvestri, 1901) (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae).
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Ecosphere, Volume 11, Issue 3, March 2020., 2020 Abstract Vanilla, an expensive but popular spice used in many industries, faces problems related to its supply. Some of these problems are due to the fact that vanilla cultivation is based on clonal material of a single species (Vanilla planifolia) and is dominated by just a few countries located outside the native growing areas of aromatic vanilla ...
Charlotte Watteyn +6 more
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Revision of the species of Melipona of the fuliginosa group (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apidae, Meliponini) [PDF]
, 2008 Três espécies são reconhecidas: Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836, de larga distribuição, do Suriname e Guiana Francesa até o sudeste do Brasil e noroeste da Argentina, M.
CAMARGO, João M. F. +1 more
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Checklist das abelhas coletoras de óleos do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil [PDF]
, 2011 Neste trabalho uma lista atualizada das espécies de abelhas coletoras de óleo do Estado de São Paulo é apresentada, com suas ocorrências associadas aos grandes biomas do estado: Floresta Atlântica e Cerrado.
Aguiar, Antonio José Camillo de +3 more
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First report of Monoeca in Argentina, with description of two new species (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
, 2016 Two new species of the oil-collecting bee genus Monoeca Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville (Apidae: Tapinotaspidini) are described and figured from females and males captured in north - eastern Argentina.
Roig Alsina, Arturo Hernan +1 more
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Structural and ultrastructural characterization of male reproductive tracts and spermatozoa in fig wasps of the genus Pegoscapus (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) [PDF]
, 2008 The three Pegoscapus species present the same internal reproductive tract features comprising testes with a single testicular tubule, seminal vesicles, vasa deferentia, accessory glands and an ejaculatory duct.
Báo, Sônia Nair +2 more
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Colony Size Evolution and the Origin of Eusociality in Corbiculate Bees (Hymenoptera: Apinae)
PLoS ONE, 2012 Recently, it has been proposed that the one of the main determinants of complex societies in Hymenoptera is colony size, since the existence of large colonies reduces the direct reproductive success of an average individual, given a decreased chance of being part of the reproductive caste. In this study, we evaluate colony size evolution in corbiculate
Enrique Rodriguez-Serrano +3 more
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