Sociodemographic characteristics and participation of women in meliponiculture from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineBackground 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 ...
William Cetzal-Ix, Cetzal-Ix William
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Theoretical model for interdisciplinary analysis of human activities: Meliponiculture as an activity that promotes sustainability [PDF]
Ambiente & Sociedade, 2020 Meliponiculture, which is the rational keeping of stingless bees, has been practiced for centuries by pre-colonial populations and has been gaining adepts in recent years.
Tiago Mauricio Françoy, Celso Barbieri
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The effects of meliponicultural use of Tetragonula laeviceps on other bee pollinators and pollination efficacy of lemon [PDF]
PeerJThe 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 +4 more
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A Global Review of the Pests and Diseases of Stingless Bees [PDF]
InsectsManaged pollinators are essential to agricultural productivity, but there are concerns that overreliance on western honey bees (Apis mellifera) places this productivity at risk.
Robert McDougall +2 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 +7 more
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Engineering economic analysis of meliponiculture in Malaysia considering current market price
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 Stingless bees (kelulut) keeping is now a trend in Malaysia. However, since demand for the source of colony in log is increasing, the log price is rapidly increasing.
Firdaus Basrawi, Asnul Hadi Ahmad
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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 +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]
InsectsInsect 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 +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 +8 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 EthnomedicineBackground 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 +4 more
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