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Tropical lowland rainforest conversion to rubber monoculture affects flight activity and pollen resources of the stingless bees Tetragonula laeviceps

Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia, 2023
Tropical lowland rainforest conversion leads to decreases diversity and population in insect pollinators, including stingless bees. However, how stingless bees respond to this conversion is still being studied.
Zumaida Nur Pulungan, Windra Priawandiputra, Ingo Grass, Kevin Li, Rusnia J Robo, Rika Raffiudin   +5 more
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Cytotoxicity effect of honey, bee pollen, and propolis from seven stingless bees in some cancer cell lines

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021
Our effort to find new material for anti cancer from natural resources leads us to focus on stingless bee products such as honey, bee pollen, and propolis.
E. Arung, R. Ramadhan, Binti Khairunnisa, Yhiya Amen, M. Matsumoto, Maki Nagata, I. Kusuma, S. Paramita, Sukemi, Yadi, N. Tandirogang, Naomichi Takemoto, Syafrizal, Yong-Ung Kim, Kuniyoshi Shimizu   +14 more
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Diversity, distribution, and nest characteristics of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2022
. Rachmawati RD, Agus A, Umami N, Asgussalim, Purwanton H. 2022. Diversity, distribution, and nest characteristics of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 3890-3901.
Regina Diah Rachmawati, A. Agus, N. Umami, Agussalim Agussalim, H. Purwanto   +4 more
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The role and significance of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes: Meliponini) in the natural environment

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, 2019
This article refers to the biology and ecology of stingless bees (Meliponini), living in tropical and subtropical areas. Similar to honey bees (Apis mellifera), stingless bees (Meliponini) belong to the category of proper social insects and are at the ...
Bąk-Badowska Jolanta, Żeber-Dzikowska Ilona, Gworek Barbara, Kacprzyk Wanda, Chmielewski Jarosław   +4 more
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Traditional Knowledge and Potential Use of Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponinae) in the Manantlan Sierra, Jalisco, Mexico

Sociobiology, 2019
Stingless bees (meliponines) play an important role in ecosystems; they pollinate different plant species, assist in the reproduction and conservation of floral biodiversity and their products can be obtained and sold, with the consequent economic ...
Francisca Contreras Escareño, Carlos M. Echazarreta, Ernesto Gusmán-Nóvoa, José O. Macías-Macías   +3 more
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Exploring honey bee toxicological data as a proxy for assessing dimethoate sensitivity in stingless bees.

Chemosphere
The 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, L. L. Botina, Renan dos Santos Araújo, Mateus Lordelo Vidigal, Beatriz Cristina da Silva Alves, Gustavo F. Martins   +5 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.
Carlos A, Rosa, Marc André, Lachance, Janaína O C, Silva, Ana Carolina P, Teixeira, Marjorie M, Marini, Yasmine, Antonini, Rogerio P, Martins   +6 more
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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, Italo de Souza Aquino, Péricles de Farias Borges, Alex da Silva Barbosa, Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros   +4 more
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The economic and cultural values of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) among ethnic groups of tropical America

Sociobiology, 2018
Stingless honey bees— commonly known as stingless bees— have long provided food and materials to the inhabitants of tropical America. We conducted a literature search to codify available information, including non-peer reviewed ‘grey literature’, on the ...
José Javier G Quezada-Euán, Guiomar Nates-Parra, Marcia M. Maués, David W Roubik, Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca   +4 more
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The Pollen Load on Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) Foraged in Urban Area

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2022
Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) are eusocial insects that distributed in the tropics and subtropics. Stingless bees are pollinators for various plant species.
Tri Atmowidi, Luthfika Canta, Selly Sahara Hasibuan, Ni Wayan Sri Utari, Dorly, Taruni Sri Prawasti   +5 more
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