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Características Morfológicas e Bioquímicas do pólen coletado por cinco espécies de Meliponíneos da Amazônia Central [PDF]

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 2002
Durante um ano, o pólen transportado por Melipona compressipes manaosensis, Melipona seminigra merrillae, Melipona seminigra seminigra, Frieseomelitta sp. e Scaptotrigona sp. foi coletado diretamente das corbículas das operárias.
Antonio Carlos MARQUES-SOUZA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Practical meliponiculture: use of trap boxes to control Tracuá Carpenter ants (Camponotus atriceps Smith, 1858), an important natural enemy

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2022
This study aimed to observe the attractiveness efficiency of trap boxes installed in collective shelters of stingless bee colonies (Melipona flavolineata, Melipona fasciculata and Scaptotrigona aff.
Mikail Olinda de Oliveira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Individual foraging, activity level and longevity in the stingless bee Melipona beecheii in Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Foraging behaviour of individually marked workers of Melipona beecheii (Meliponinae) was monitored in Costa Rica to investigate individual specialisation for different materials and how this influences foraging longevity.
Biesmeijer, J.C., Tóth, E.
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Mitochondrial genome differences between the stingless bees Melipona rufiventris and Melipona mondury (Apidae: Meliponini).

open access: yesGenetics and molecular research : GMR, 2007
Within the Meliponini, a widely distributed group of stingless bees, Melipona rufiventris has been considered as a single, cohesive species. Recently, analysis of morphological characters led to the splitting of this species into two species, M. mondury and M. rufiventris.
G S, Barni   +3 more
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Fungi associated with hives and castes of the Amazonian stingless bees Melipona interrupta and Melipona seminigra

open access: yes, 2022
Abstract The stingless bees Melipona interrupta and Melipona seminigra have great ecological importance as pollinators and economical importance for its honey production. They are associated with a great diversity of entomofauna and microbiota.
Michael Rubem Miranda Tiago   +4 more
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Dataset about Southern-Brazilian geopropolis: Physical and chemical perspectives

open access: yesData in Brief, 2020
The dataset showed in this manuscript belongs to the investigation of the Southern-Brazilian geopropolis of stingless bees. Stingless bees are native species of insects from tropical areas; they produce honey, pollen and geopropolis that is composed of a
Bruno Luís Ferreira   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defensive repertoire of the stingless bee Melipona flavolineata Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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
core   +1 more source

The Influence of the Loss of Brazilian Savanna Vegetation on the Occurrence of Nests of Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponini)

open access: yesSociobiology, 2014
The vegetation of the Cerrado, also known as the Brazilian savanna, is rapidly being replaced by agricultural and urban areas. The scope of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the reduction in savanna vegetation and the occurrence of ...
Fabiana Curtopassi Pioker-Hara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differentiation of Melipona quadrifasciata L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) subspecies using cytochrome b PCR-RFLP patterns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata and M. quadrifasciata anthidioides are subspecies of M. quadrifasciata, a stingless bee species common in coastal Brazil. These subspecies are discriminated by the yellow stripe pattern of the abdominal tergites. We
ARIAS, Maria C.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Bee products as alternatives in the treatment of viral infections

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 1, Page 33-54, 15 January 2026.
Abstract Medicines used in the treatment of viral infections usually reduce symptoms. There is a need to develop drugs that inhibit the viruses and do not merely relieve the symptoms. Natural bee products possess many pharmacological properties and are widely used in folk medicine. There are many studies on the antibacterial effects of bee products but
Michał Otręba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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