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Hygienic behaviour in Brazilian stingless bees

, 2016
Social insects have many defence mechanisms against pests and pathogens. One of these is hygienic behaviour, which has been studied in detail in the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
José M. S. Bento, Hasan Al Toufailia, Francis L. W. Ratnieks, Luis C. Marchini, Denise A. Alves   +4 more
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Melissopalynological Analysis Revealed a Higher Pollen Diversity in Stingless Bees than in Honey Bees

Hayati Journal of Biosciences
Identifying floral resources used by honey bees and stingless bees is essential for sustainable beekeeping and understanding pollination ecology. This study compared the diversity of floral resources utilized by the honey bee Apis cerana and stingless ...
Tiara Sayusti, Rika Raffiudin, Nina Ratna Djuita, Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah, Irmanida Batubara, Windra Priawandiputra, Rahmadi Sitompul, Svea Lina Jahnk, Hermann Behling   +8 more
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DIVERSITY AND HABITAT USE ANALYSIS OF STINGLESS BEES (APIDAE: MELIPONINI) IS SUNGKAI GREEN PARK, PADANG

, 2022
The present study was aimed to identify the stingless bees (Apidae: Melipon'mi) and their habitat use in Sxmgkai Green Park. The field research was conducted for one week in October 2021 by using the following three sampling methods to obtain the ...
GRESIA, PUTERI
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Anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of propolis and geopropolis produced by stingless bees

Stingless bees live in colonies ranging from hundreds to many thousands of individuals, but studies are scarce regarding resin, like the propolis of Apis mellifera.
Ripari, Nicolas [UNESP], Sforcin, José Maurício [UNESP]   +1 more
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Effect of entomopathogenic fungi used in biological pest control on stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini): A systematics review

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Background: Chemical pest control has proven effective but has also caused negative impacts on beneficial organisms such as bees. In recent years, there has been growing interest in developing safer biological control alternatives that support ...
Nadia Nayeli Ramos Rosas, Beatriz del Socorro Bolívar Cimé, Daniel Arturo Rodríguez Lagunes, Miguel Ángel García Martínez, Sherell Zamora Juárez, Gabriela Iraís Salazar Rivera, Ángel Bravo Vinaja   +6 more
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Recruitment communication in stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)

, 2004
– The stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) have evolved sophisticated communication systems that allow foragers to recruit nestmates to good resources. Over the past 50 years, a growing body of research has shown that foragers can communicate
Nieh, James C, James C. Nieh, Nieh, James   +2 more
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Ecologia da polinização do açaizeiro (Euterpe oleracea) com e sem a introdução de colônias da abelha uruçu-amarela (Melipona flavolineata) [PDF]

, 2015
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agroecossistemas, Florianópolis, 2015.A demanda crescente de polpa de açaí (Euterpe oleracea) para o abastecimento das ...
Venturieri, Giulia Rury
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Pollen sources of stingless bees in Bicol

, 2015
Colonies from the wild and in meliponaries in the different provinces of Bicol were sampled from 2012 to 2015 to determine the pollen sources of the stingless bees. The raw pollen samples were collected and examined under the microscope.
Mostoles, Maria Dulce J., Pasiona, Lilia C., Jovillano, Helen M.   +2 more
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Threats to the stingless bees in the Brazilian Amazon: How to deal with scarce biological data and an increasing rate of destruction

, 2012
Deforestation and nest destruction by "professional" honey gatherers has drastically reduced the population of stingless bees in the Amazon, especially species of the Melipona genera, which are very good honey producers among the native stingless bees ...
Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida, Nunes-Silva, Carlos Gustavo   +1 more
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Relationships between stingless bees and mites. [PDF]

The unfavorable interactions between mites and bees have cast a shadow on this topic, and not without reason. The primary challenge confronting global apiculture stems from Varroa destructor, a mite that not only directly harms parasitized bees but also ...
MENEZES, C.
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