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Viana,Jaqueline Lemos; Sousa,Henrique de Abreu Cerqueira; Alves,Rogério Marcos de Oliveira; Pereira,Derval Gomes; Silva Jr.,Juvenal Cordeiro; Paixão,Joana Fidelis da; Waldschmidt,Ana Maria. |
Melipona mondury Smith 1863 is an important stingless bee species pollinator and honey/pollen producer, but threatened by fragmentation of habitats throughout its range. This article presents the identification and partial characterization of nesting substrates, bionomic including population features of M. mondury by comparing data between nest architecture of natural beehive and boxes colonies. Nineteen colonies (13 in boxes and six in beehives) were analyzed with regards to substrate nesting, nest characteristics (e.g. length and width of the combs, height and diameter of the pollen and honey jar) and bee population. The average volume and diameter of the trunks cavities used for nesting of M.mondury were18.4 L and 15.8 cm; the average number of combs... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Nest architecture; Nesting substrate; Rational management; Stingless bees. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032015000300102 |
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Barbosa,Fernando Mendes; Campos,Lúcio Antônio de Oliveira; Paixão,Joana Fidelis da; Alves,Rogério Marcos de Oliveira. |
ABSTRACT Flight activity of bees is influenced both by environmental factors and by internal condition of the colonies. Information about external activity of bees is very important, because it provides data of the species biology, supplying subsidies for the use of these insects in the pollination of crops. The present work aim to evaluate the flight activity of Geotrigona subterranea (Friese, 1901) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in natural environment. This study was performed on the Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais, in the municipality Januária, Minas Gerais State. Two natural nests were observed. The activities of bees of the colonies were recorded three days each month, during the period of December 2011 to November 2012, totaling 924 observations.... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Foraging behavior; Meliponini; Pollen; Resin; Detritus. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492016001200151 |
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