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Absence of Leishmaniinae and Nosematidae in stingless bees [PDF]
, 2016 Bee pollination is an indispensable component of global food production and plays a crucial role in sustainable agriculture. The worldwide decline of bee populations, including wild pollinators, poses a threat to this system.
Blochtein, Betina +4 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +3 more
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The traditional knowledge on stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponina) used by the Enawene-Nawe tribe in western Brazil [PDF]
, 2008 Background This paper presents the Enawene-Nawe Society's traditional knowledge about stingless bees. The Enawene-Nawe are an Aruak speaking people, indigenous to the Meridian Amazon.
Gilton Mendes dos Santos +22 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 +6 more
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Defensive repertoire of the stingless bee Melipona flavolineata Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae). [PDF]
, 2017 Despite the fact that Meliponini bee lost their sting apparatus (stingless bees), they did not lose their ability to defend themselves. A variety of defensive strategies is described for the group, such as bitting and resin deposition.
COSTA, L. +3 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 +4 more
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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 +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 +5 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2023 Since the composition of honey varies with the species of bee as well as flowering and geographical aspects, this study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical and bioactive properties of Apisand stingless bees’honey from the Brazilian Caatinga.
Filipe Gomes de Araújo +5 more
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