Defensive repertoire of the stingless bee Melipona flavolineata Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae). [PDF]
Despite the fact that Meliponini bee lost their sting apparatus (stingless bees), they did not lose their ability to defend themselves. A variety of defensive strategies is described for the group, such as bitting and resin deposition.
COSTA, L. +3 more
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Centris bicornuta and Epicharis albofasciata. [PDF]
20 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.This paper presents detailed comparative descriptions of the mature larvae and eggs of Centris (Heterocentris) bicornuta Mocsáry and Epicharis (Epicharoides) albofasciata Smith as representatives of two genera that are ...
Rozen, Jerome G., Jr. (Jerome George), 1928-
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Diversity of floral insect visitors of mango during blooming period at Pantnagar
A total of 20 insect species were observed visiting on mango flowers belonging to eight species of the order Diptera, seven species of Hymenoptera, three species of Lepidoptera, one species of Hemiptera and one species of Coleoptera.
USHA USHA +2 more
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Are isomeric alkenes used in species recognition among neo-tropical stingless bees (Melipona spp) [PDF]
The majority of our understanding of the role of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC) in recognition is based largely on temperate ant species and honey bees. The stingless bees remain relatively poorly studied, despite being the largest group of eusocial bees ...
A Pianaro +43 more
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A comparative study of the proventricular structure in corbiculate apinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
The present study compares the proventricular structure, analyzed under scanning electronic microscope (SEM), among tribes of corbiculate Apinae. Fifty-one species of stingless bees (Meliponini), one species of honeybee (Apini), three species of bumblebees (Bombini) and seven species of orchid bees (Euglossini), were analyzed as in-group, and one ...
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Diversidade de ácaros e insetos da mandioca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) em localidades do Estado do Amapá e Pará. [PDF]
Na Amazônia, muitos cultivos de mandioca são realizados em áreas abertas na terra firme, caracterizados por serem pequenas propriedades agrícolas providas de mão-de-obra familiar.
FUNI, C. +3 more
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Flora of polliniferous importance for Apis mellifera (L.) in the region of Viçosa, MG [PDF]
Procurou-se conhecer a flora de importância polinífera para Apis mellifera (L.) na região de Viçosa, MG, em período de entressafra de mel, entre agosto e dezembro de 2005. O experimento foi realizado em dois apiários distintos, cada um com cinco colmeias.
LUZ, Cynthia Fernandes Pinto da +3 more
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Sex determination in honey bees (Apinae and Meliponinae) and its consequences
The first experiments on sex determination in bees began with Dzierzon, Meves, Nachtsheim, Paulcke, Petrunkewitsch, Manning. Whiting, (1943) found multiple alleles in Bracon xo that are the Rosetta stone of sex determination in Hymenoptera. Whiting also discovered that some species of microhymenoptera do not possess xo sex alleles.
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A description of the mature larvae of the bee tribe Emphorini based on representatives of six genera is presented herein. The two included subtribes, Ancyloscelidina and Emphorina, are also characterized and distinguished from one another primarily by ...
Jerome Rozen
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Comparative sociology of the hexapods [PDF]
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Campbell, Nellie Mae
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