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The effects of meliponicultural use of Tetragonula laeviceps on other bee pollinators and pollination efficacy of lemon [PDF]

PeerJ
The augmentation of pollination success in lemon (Citrus limon Eureka) flowers remains contingent on the involvement of bee pollinators. With wild bee pollinator populations declining in agroecosystems, meliponiculture has emerged as a potential option ...
Muhamad Aldi Nurdiansyah, Muhammad Yusuf Abduh, Aos Aos, Asep Hidayat, Agus Dana Permana   +4 more
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Metabarcoding in Diet Assessment of Heterotrigona itama Based on trnL Marker towards Domestication Program [PDF]

Insects, 2021
Honey quality is the main criterion used for evaluating honey production in the stingless bee Heterotrigona itama, and it is correlated with the plant species consumed as its main diet.
Jaapar Fahimee, Aqilah Sakinah Badrulisham, Mohd Sani Zulidzham, Nurul Farisa Reward, Nizar Muzammil, Rosliza Jajuli, Badrul Munir Md-Zain, Salmah Yaakop   +7 more
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Sociodemographic characteristics and participation of women in meliponiculture from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Meliponiculture is the breeding of stingless bees (SB) or bees of the Meliponini tribe. In Mexico, this activity was practiced before the arrival of the Spaniards, with the Yucatan Peninsula (YP) (comprising the states of Campeche, Quintana ...
Jesús Froylán Martínez-Puc, Miguel Ángel Magaña-Magaña, William Cetzal-Ix, Gustavo E. Mendoza-Arroyo, Ángel Carmelo Sierra-Vasquez, Saikat Kumar Basu   +5 more
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Stingless bees: uses and management by meliponiculturist women in the Chaco region of Bolivia [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2023
Background Stingless bees have a great value as main pollinators of wild flowering and cultivated plants, thus playing a fundamental role in the maintenance of biodiversity and food security in Latin America. Despite their importance, stingless bees face
Marcia Adler, Luciana Escóbar-Márquez, Maria Teresa Solis-Soto, Carlos F. Pinto   +3 more
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Development of Tools to Understand the Relationship between Good Management Practices and Nest Losses in Meliponiculture: A Pilot Study in Latin American Countries [PDF]

Insects
Insect pollination services amount to USD 235–577 billion. Seventy five percent of agricultural production for human consumption depends on pollination, mainly by bees.
Joseline Sofía Ocaña-Cabrera, Sarah Martin-Solano, Claude Saegerman   +2 more
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Pollen preferences of stingless bees in the Amazon region and southern highlands of Ecuador by scanning electron microscopy and morphometry. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
Stingless bees are effective pollinators of native tropical flora. Their environmental service maintains flow of pollen through pollination, increase reproductive success and influence genetic structure in plants.
Joseline Sofía Ocaña-Cabrera, Jonathan Liria, Karla Vizuete, Cristina Cholota-Iza, Fernando Espinoza-Zurita, Claude Saegerman, Sarah Martin-Solano, Alexis Debut, Jorge Ron-Román   +8 more
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Fungal diversity in larval diets of Melipona interrupta: Impacts on queen development and survival [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology
Stingless bees like Melipona interrupta play vital ecological roles and rely on diverse microbial communities in their larval food. This study investigated the impact of fungal diversity on larval development and caste differentiation.
Luana Evillyn Vinente de Queiroz, Flavia da Silva Fernandes, Gabriel Garcês Santos, João Vicente Braga de Souza, Gislene Almeida Carvalho-Zilse   +4 more
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Ethno-medicinal uses and cultural importance of stingless bees and their hive products in several ethnic communities of Bhutan [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Indigenous and non-indigenous people in subtropical and temperate areas of Bhutan share an intricate relationship with stingless bees for diverse purposes including ethno-medicinal uses. Stingless bees hold significant importance in the realms
Thubten Gyeltshen, Chet P. Bhatta, Tulsi Gurung, Pelden Dorji, Jigme Tenzin   +4 more
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Rescue of Stingless bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) nests: an important form of mitigating impacts caused by deforestation [PDF]

Sociobiology, 2014
As stingless bees are important pollinators of wild and cultivated plants, their preservation is of vital importance to sustain the global ecosystem and to safeguard human food resources.
Luciano Costa, Rafael Franco, Leandro Guimarães, Ayrton Vollet Neto, Filipi Silva, Guaraci Duran Cordeiro   +5 more
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Flight radius and climatic conditions affect the external activity of stingless bee Melipona rufiventris (Lepeletier, 1836) [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023
The objective of this study was to verify the flight radius and the influence of the climatic season and period of the day on the external activity of Melipona rufiventris bees. The forager bees were released at different distances to evaluate the flight
P. V. D. X. Freitas, P. Faquinello, E. Arnhold, D. A. C. Ferro, R. A. C. Ferro, M. L. G. Lacerda, P. R. S. C. Leite, C. M. Silva Neto   +7 more
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