Sociobiology, 2014 Stingless bees belonging to the Lestrimelitta genus shows a unique foraging ecology for the group. Instead of collecting food from flowers, these bees steal their food from other stingless bees’ hives.
Lucas Garcia von Zuben +1 more
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Abelhas nativas sem ferrão (Meliponini) e serviços de polinização em espécies florestais. [PDF]
, 2015 bitstream/item/121211/1/Doc.-264-Schuhli ...
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Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2015 Introduction. Meliponini and Apini contribute to the pollination of flowering plants and to improving agricultural yields. These bees' diversity, distribution and abundance depend on the ecosystem in which they evolve.
Fabre Anguilet, EC. +4 more
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Comparação entre o volume e número de grãos de pólen na determinação floral do mel coletado de Scaptotrigona bipunctata (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) em diferentes períodos do ano em Fortaleza, Ceará. [PDF]
, 2016 A abelha sem ferrão Scaptotrigona bipunctata é uma abelha pouco conhecida tanto em seu comportamento alimentar quanto na sua biologia gera l. O objetivo desse trabalho foi comparar o número e o volume de grãos de pólen encontrados em amostras de mel ...
ALVES, J. E. +3 more
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Age polyethism in Plebeia emerina (Friese) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies related to propolis handling [PDF]
, 2010 Stingless bees collect plant resins and make it into propolis, although they have a wider range of use for this material than do honey bees (Apis spp.). Plebeia spp.
BLOCHTEIN, Betina +3 more
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Body size variation, abundance and control techniques of Pseudohypocera kerteszi, a plague of stingless bee keeping. [PDF]
, 2015 A common technique used to control phorid fly infestations on stingless bee?s nests is the use of traps with commercial vinegars, especially the red wine vinegar, which is stated to be more efficient than the white wine vinegar.
CONTRERA, F. A. L. +2 more
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Caldasia, 2018 Una especie nueva de Trigonisca es descrita para el Noroeste de Argentina, Trigonisca sachamiski sp. nov., la cual se distribuye en las provincias de Salta y Jujuy. Se presentan también mapas de distribución, notas comparativas y sinopsis de las especies
Leopoldo Jesus Alvarez, Mariano Lucia
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Polinização de pepino, Cucumis sativus L. (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae), pelas abelhas sem ferrão Scaptotrigona aff. depilis moure e Nannotrigona testaceicornis lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) em casas de vegetação [PDF]
When for a successful fruit development the fertilization of flowers is necessary, bees can be used as crop-pollinators in greenhouses. In the present study, we investigated the effectiveness of the stingless bees Scaptotrigona aff.
BEGO, Luci R. +2 more
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Sociobiology, 2014 The stingless bees (Meliponini) are numerically dominant in tropical forests and most species depend on preexisting cavities for nesting, mainly tree hollows.
Marília Dantas Silva, Mauro Ramalho
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EntomoBrasilisIn this paper, we provide taxonomic notes for species of the Trigona (Dichrotrigona) Engel, 2021, with additional photographs. An identification key and a distribution map of the species of this subgenus is also provided here.
Cristiano Feitosa Ribeiro +2 more
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