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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Global meliponiculture: challenges and opportunities [PDF]
Apidologie, 2006 Stingless bees are social bees that live in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. All species produce honey, which has been appreciated by humans since ancient times. Here, the general panorama of meliponiculture is presented. Deforestation and poor management are the main problems faced by this incipient industry.
Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca +2 more
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Engineering economic analysis of meliponiculture in Malaysia considering current market price [PDF]
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.
Basrawi Firdaus +5 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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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.
Celso Barbieri, Tiago Mauricio Françoy
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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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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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Semiotically Mediated Human-Bee Communication in the Practice of Brazilian Meliponiculture. [PDF]
Biosemiotics, 2023 Stingless bees are among the most dominant pollinators in the south tropics. As such, the rational beekeeping of stingless bee species, called meliponiculture, is an ancient and relevant activity, related to sustainable agricultural development, and which connects traditional knowledge to innovation and novelty.
Piva HC.
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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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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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