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Areas of natural occurrence of melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811(Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the state of Bahia, Brazil. [PDF]

, 2012
The bee Melipona scutellaris is considered the reared meliponine species with the largest distribution in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, with records from the state of Rio Grande do Norte down to the state of Bahia. Considering the importance
Souza, Bruno A., SANTOS, W. S., SOUZA, B. A., Carvalho, Carlos A.L., Santos, Wyratan S., Rogério M.O. Alves, ALVES, R. M. O., CARVALHO, C. A. L., Alves, Rogério M.O., Carlos A.L. Carvalho, Bruno A. Souza, Wyratan S. Santos   +11 more
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Indigenous knowledge on ground-nesting stingless bees in southwestern Ethiopia

, 2019
While Ethiopia has several species of stingless bees, indigenous knowledge on them has not been well documented. Here, we document the indigenous knowledge of the Sheka community in southwestern Ethiopia on stingless bees.
Amenay Assefa Kidane, Ayco Tack, Fisseha Mengstie Tegegne   +2 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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Effect of feeds in developing the hypopharyngeal gland of nosema-free nurse bees for escorting queen honey bees (Apis mellifera) during export [PDF]

, 2009
In 2006, Japan was one of the markets that contributed to the 4 million dollars live bee sales in Australia. In 2007, the export of queen honey bee from Australia was suspended when Nosema apis was detected in the nurse bees that were escorting the ...
Peng, Yan
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Stingless bees in applied pollination: practice and perspectives

, 2006
At present, numbers of both wild and managed bee colonies are declining rapidly, causing global concern for pollination services. Stingless bees play an important ecological role as pollinators of many wild plant species and seem good candidates for ...
Hofstede, Frouke, Sánchez Chaves, Luis, Katia Sampaio Malagodi-Braga, Slaa, Ester Judith, Ester Judith Slaa, Frouke Elisabeth Hofstede, Luis Alejandro Sánchez Chaves, Malagodi-Braga, Kátia   +7 more
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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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Distribution of Stingless Bee (Trigona spp.) from Meliponiculture in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia

Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika
This study aims to determine species distribution by observing the stingless bees cultivated by the community in South Sumatra Province using meliponiculture. By visiting boxes and studying the entrance and characteristics of stingless bee hives at each
Beni Rahmad, Nurhayati Damiri, Zazili Hanafiah, Dessy Adriani   +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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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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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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