Autoria: KIILL, L. H. P.; SIQUEIRA, K. M. M.; COELHO, M. S.; SILVA, T. A.; GAMA, D. R. S.; ARAÚJO, D. C. S.; PEREIRA NETO, J.

Resumo: The study was carried out to verify if there are differences in foraging frequency and behavior of Apis mellifera in two melon hybrids (10:00 ? Yellow melon? and Sancho - Piel de Sapo) in the municipality of Juazeiro, state of Bahia, Brazil. The frequency, behavior of visitors and the floral resource foraged were registered from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm. There was a significant difference in the frequency of visits when comparing hydrids (F = 103.74, p <0.0001), floral type (F = 47.25, p <0.0001) and resource foraged (F = 239.14, p <0.0001). The flowers of Sancho were more attractive to A. mellifera when compared with hybrid 10:00, which may be correlated to the morphology and floral resources available. This could be solved with scaled planting, avoiding the overlapping of flowering of both types.

Ano de publicação: 2014

Tipo de publicação: Artigo de periódico

Unidade: Embrapa Semiárido

Palavras-chave: Abelha, Apis Mellifera, Biologia floral, Cucumis Melo, Inseto, Melon, Melão, Néctar, Polinização, Pólen