The use of multisource spatial data for determining the proliferation of stingless bees in Kenya
GIScience & Remote Sensing, 2022 Stingless/meliponine bees are eusocial insects whose polylactic nature enables interaction with a wide variety of wild plants and crops that enhance pollination and, hence, support ecosystem services.
David Masereti Makori +7 more
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Pot-pollen DNA barcoding as a tool to determine the diversity of plant species visited by Ecuadorian stingless bees. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIdentifying the main species of plants from where Ecuadorian stingless bees collect pollen is one of the key objectives of management and conservation improvement for these insects.
Joseline Sofía Ocaña-Cabrera +5 more
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Frequency and behavior of Melipona stingless bees and orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in relation to floral characteristics of vanilla in the Yucatán region of Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONEVanilla planifolia is native to the Mexican tropics. Despite its worldwide economic importance as a source of vanilla for flavoring and other uses, almost all vanilla is produced by expensive hand-pollination, and minimal documentation exists for its ...
José Javier G Quezada-Euán +3 more
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Contrasting patterns of foraging behavior in neotropical stingless bees using pollen and honey metabarcoding. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Stingless bees are major flower visitors in the tropics, but their foraging preferences and behavior are still poorly understood. Studying stingless bee interactions with angiosperms is methodologically challenging due to the high tropical plant ...
Martins AC +13 more
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Bacteria, yeasts, and fungi associated with larval food of Brazilian native stingless bees. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Stingless bees are a diverse group with a relevant role in pollinating native species. Its diet is rich in carbohydrates and proteins, by collecting pollen and nectar supplies the development of its offspring. Fermentation of these products is associated
Santos ACC +8 more
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A review of stingless bees' bioactivity in different parts of the world. [PDF]
J Med Life, 2023 Stingless bees, also known as meliponines, live in beehives. However, reports on the distribution of stingless bees are scattered, resulting in a lack of precision. Honey and propolis are the main components that can be harvested from their beehive, with
Goh LPW, Jawan R, Faik AAM, Gansau JA.
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Stingless bee floral visitation in the global tropics and subtropics
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Bees play a key role in maintaining healthy terrestrial ecosystems by pollinating plants. Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are a diverse clade of social bees (>500 species) with a pantropical distribution spanning South and Central America, Africa ...
Francisco Garcia Bulle Bueno +6 more
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The Physicochemical Parameters, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity of Honey from Stingless Bees and Apis mellifera: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Antioxidants (Basel)The most common bee species used for honey production is Apis mellifera (A. mellifera), followed by stingless bees. This study included scientific articles using the PRISMA approach.
Zaldivar-Ortega AK +7 more
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Overview of Stingless Bees in Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)
EntomoBrasilis, 2023 Species richness of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) was organized and updated from previously published data. From this research, we found 28 genera with 259 valid species and 62 undescribed species, in addition, brief comments on the ...
D. S. Nogueira
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Environmental science and pollution research international, 2023 Over the last few decades, agrochemicals have been partially associated with a global reduction in bees’ population. Toxicological assessment is therefore crucial for understanding the overall agrochemical risks to stingless bees.
L. L. Botina +9 more
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