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Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2021 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is an important crop cultivated in India and other warmer regions of the world. The crop is dependent on insect pollinators for its fruit set.
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Resin Use by Stingless Bees: A Review
Insects, 2021 Stingless bees (Meliponini) are highly social bees that are native to tropical and sub-tropical ecosystems. Resin use is vital to many aspects of stingless bee colony function. Stingless bees use resin to build essential nest structures, repel predators,
Maggie Shanahan, Marla Spivak
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Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021 Propolis is a resinous substance collected by stingless bees containing bioactive compounds which exert various biological properties. The present study focused on the evaluation of chemical profiles produced by three Indo-Malayan stingless bee propolis ...
Sharifah Nabila Syed Salleh +4 more
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Physiochemical, biological, and therapeutic uses of stingless bee honey
Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsStingless bee honey, also known as pot honey, is a unique product that differs from other honey (Apis) in terms of flavor, chemical composition, biological characteristics, and sourness.
Reza Rastmanesh +13 more
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Yeast communities associated with stingless bees [PDF]
FEMS Yeast Research, 2003 The yeast communities associated with the stingless bees Tetragonisca angustula, Melipona quadrifasciata and Frieseomelitta varia were studied. The bees T. angustula and F. varia showed a strong association with the yeast Starmerella meliponinorum. M.
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Antibiotics, 2021 In the honey industry, heat treatments are usually applied to maintain honey’s quality and shelf life. Heat treatment is used to avoid crystallisation and allow the easy use of honey, but treatment with heat might affect the antioxidant and antibacterial
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Nesting behavior of stingless bees [PDF]
Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2020 Abstract Native bees, besides excellent producers of honey, lend a great legacy to humanity through their ability to pollinate plants and the consequent preservation of ecosystems. In this interspecific relation, bees are benefited by plant species by the provision of food (nectar and pollen), besides using their branches and trunks for lodging ...
Carlos Roberto da Costa Macedo +4 more
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Journal of Apicultural ScienceThe stingless bee, Lepidotrigona arcifera, which was first reported in northeast India is a pollinating insect of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
Yao Yuxin +8 more
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ChemosphereThe high diversity and distinctive characteristics of stingless bees pose challenges in utilizing toxicity test results for agrochemical registrations. Toxicity assessments were performed on 15 stingless bee species, along with the honey bee, using the ...
Andreza Ribas +5 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.The ability of plants to attract pollinators is context‐dependent, influenced by floral traits, abundance, and resources from the plant community. Indirect interactions through shared pollinators, from competition to facilitation, may lead to varied reproductive outputs in plants, and the mechanisms behind these interactions remain to be fully ...
Marsal D. De Amorim +6 more
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