Pot-Pollen Volatiles, Bioactivity, Synergism with Antibiotics, and Bibliometrics Overview, Including Direct Injection in Food Flavor [PDF]
FoodsStingless bees (Hymenoptera; Apidae; Meliponini), with a biodiversity of 605 species, harvest and transport corbicula pollen to the nest, like Apis mellifera, but process and store the pollen in cerumen pots instead of beeswax combs.
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The mitochondrial genome of the stingless bee Melipona bicolor (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): sequence, gene organization and a unique tRNA translocation event conserved across the tribe Meliponini [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2008 At present a complete mtDNA sequence has been reported for only two hymenopterans, the Old World honey bee, Apis mellifera and the sawfly Perga condei. Among the bee group, the tribe Meliponini (stingless bees) has some distinction due to its Pantropical
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Managing the parasitic honey bee mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae through combined cultural and chemical control methods [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is severely impacted by the parasitic Tropilaelaps mercedesae mite, which has the capacity to outcompete Varroa destructor mites (the current leading cause of colony losses) and more rapidly overwhelm colonies ...
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Perfil dos meliponicultores e aspectos da criação de abelhas sem ferrão em Santa Catarina
Agropecuária Catarinense, 2022 As abelhas são responsáveis por polinizar 90% das plantas com flores, estimando-se a ocorrência de 300 espécies de abelhas sem ferrão nos diferentes biomas brasileiros.
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Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2023 Las abejas sin aguijón juegan un papel importante para mantener el equilibrio de los ecosistemas en los que habitan al participar activamente en la polinización de la mayoría de las plantas con flores.
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An updated molecular phylogeny of the stingless bees of the genus Trigona (Hymenoptera, Meliponini) of the northern Peruvian forests [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2023 Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Meliponini) are a large and diverse group including 59 extant groups, representing the main pollinators of Amazon forests. Among those, Trigona is one of the largest endemic genera of Neotropical Meliponini.
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Revista Ciencias Veterinarias, 2022 La crianza y manejo de las abejas nativas sin aguijón, se conoce como “meliponicultura”, actividad ancestral de importancia ambiental y socioeconómica.
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Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2020 Introduction: Stingless bee is an insect that belongs to the family Apidae. Its name is based on its disability of stinging. It has a high product of Meliponini honey and propolis by which are commonly referred to as stingless bee honey and stingless bee
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Data Reliability in a Citizen Science Protocol for Monitoring Stingless Bees Flight Activity
Insects, 2021 Although the quality of citizen science (CS) data is often a concern, evidence for high-quality CS data increases in the scientific literature. This study aimed to assess the data reliability of a structured CS protocol for monitoring stingless bees ...
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Stingless bee keeping: Biocultural conservation and agroecological education
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 IntroductionStingless bee breeding, also called Meliponiculture, has existed for thousands of years in Mesoamerica among a variety of rural and indigenous cultures.
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