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Indigenous Knowledge, Habitat, and Nest Characterization of Stingless Bee (Meliponula beccarii) in West Arsi Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Stingless bees are eusocial insects that play vital roles as pollinators of many flowering plants and high value products. However, information on their nesting habitats and nest characteristics is scarce in West Arsi Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia. This study
Taye Beyene, Mekonen Woldetsadik, Desta Abi, Zewdu Ararso Hora   +3 more
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Large Trees in Tropical Dry Forest Facilitate the Presence of Stingless Bee Nests (Apidae: Meliponini): The Case of Ficus crocata

Sociobiology
Stingless bees are a crucial pollinator group for the functioning of tropical ecosystems. While most species nest in tree cavities, the importance of different tree species for nesting bees remains poorly understood.
Gerardo Manzanarez-Villasana, María Isabel Briseño-Sánchez, Jorge Lobo, Mauricio Quesada   +3 more
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A comparative analysis of colour preferences in temperate and tropical social bees [PDF]

, 2018
This is the final version of the article. Available from Springer Verlag via the DOI in this record.The spontaneous occurrence of colour preferences without learning has been demonstrated in several insect species; however, the underlying mechanisms are ...
Balamurali, GS, Hempel de Ibarra, N, Nicholls, E, Somanathan, H   +3 more
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Presença de cinco rainhas fisogástricas em colônia de abelha sem ferrão (Melipona scutellaris Latreille). [PDF]

, 2011
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ALVES, R. M. de O., CARVALHO, C. A. L. de, CARVALHO-ZILSE, G. A., DIAS, C. de S., MELO, A. F. de L., SOARES, A. C. F., SOUZA, B. de A.   +6 more
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Diversity and Nesting Substrates of Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Forest Remnant

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
Stingless bees are abundant and diverse key actors in several plant-pollinator networks in the neotropics, but little is known about their natural history and ecology.
Estefane Nascimento Leoncini Siqueira, Bruno Ferreira Bartelli, André Rosalvo Terra Nascimento, Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira   +3 more
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Trigona branneri (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as a Collector of Honeydew from Aethalion reticulatum (Hemiptera: Aethalionidae) on Bauhinia forficata (Fabaceae: Caesalpinoideae) in a Brazilian Savanna

Sociobiology, 2012
The presence of aggregates of A. reticulatum on Bauhinia has been reported, but the insects were mainly attended by ants of the genus Camponotus, and stingless bees were not regularly recorded in aggregations.
Gudryan Baronio, Ana Carolina Vieira Pires, Camila Aoki   +2 more
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Characterizing the Use of Botanical Resources from Pollen Loads from Apis mellifera, and Stingless Bees’ Pot-pollen Palynology: An Approach Using Network Analysis and Generalized Linear Models

Sociobiology
Pollen loads gathered by honeybees and pot-pollen stored by stingless bees are functional foods with commercial potential. The botanical origin influences the physicochemical composition of the corbicular pollen, Apis mellifera’s bee bread, and the ...
Lendra Schuastz Breda, José Elton de Melo Nascimento, Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo, Vanderlei Aparecido de Lima, MARIA LURDES FELSNER   +4 more
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A scientific note on the presence of functional tibia for pollen transportation in the robber bee Lestrimelitta limao Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

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, Túlio Marcos Nunes   +1 more
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Recursos tróficos utilizados por Plebeia intermedia (Apidae, Meliponini) en la localidad de Baritú, Salta, Argentina: caracterización botánica de sus mieles [PDF]

, 2015
Con la finalidad de conocer los recursos tróficos utilizados por Plebeia intermedia, una melipona de uso frecuente en la localidad de Baritú (22° 28’ 54,1” S; 64° 45’ 39,4” O; 1546 msnm), se efectuó el análisis polínico de diez muestras de miel ...
Flores, Fabio Fernando, Hilget, Norma, Lupo, Liliana Concepcion   +2 more
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New horizons on stingless beekeeping (apidae, Meliponini). [PDF]

, 2015
A criação de abelhas sem ferrão, ou meliponicultura, é uma atividade antiga, especialmente nos Neotrópicos. Atualmente, especialmente no Brasil, ela experimenta um novo florescimento, sendo amplamente praticada em várias regiões, pela criação de diversas
CONTRERA, F. A. L., MENEZES, C., VENTURIERI, G. C.   +2 more
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