Author(s): SANTOS, I. A. dos; SILVA, C. I.; SCHLINDWEIN, C.; KRUG, C.; CORDEIRO, G. D.; OLIVEIRA, R.; MATEUS, S.; DÖTTERL, S.

Most bees are active during the day. However, approximately 1% of the bee species are nocturnal and forage in search for flowers during the low light intensities of the night, between sunset and sunri... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2022

Author(s): KLEINERT, A. M. P.; RAMALHO, M.; CORTOPASSI-LAURINO, M.; RIBEIRO, M. de F.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V. L.

In this chapter, we will address the role of food in the organization of social bees colonies from foraging activity to its use on offspring feeding, emphasizing the characteristics of the two main re... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2012

Author(s): PERUQUETTI, R. C.; COSTA, L. da S. M. da; SILVA, V. S. da; DRUMOND, P. M.

Frugivory is not frequent among bees. Although stingless bees visit aged fruits for pulp, the use of fresh fruits is recorded only for Trigona hypogea Silvestri, a species that does not visit flowers.... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2010

Author(s): GAZZONI, D. L.

Soybean cycle. Types of reproductive structure of plants. Soybean growth types. Bees and plants relations. Soybean yield, bees and entomophilus pollination. Pollinators foraging on soybeans. Soybean a... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2016

Author(s): ROCHA-FILHO, L. C.; KRUG, C.; SILVA, C. I.; GARÓFALO, C. A.

In spite of playing an important ecological role as pollinators of tropical ecosystems, orchid bees are still poorly known regarding their floral resources. Aiming at a better comprehension of the imp... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2012

Author(s): KRUG, C.; SILVA, C. I.; ALVES-DOS-SANTOS, I.

The interaction of bees with the tristylous flowers of Oxalis cytisoides Mart. & Zucc. (Oxalidaceae) was evaluated. The study was conducted in a semideciduous forest at the Fritz Plaumann State Park i... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2012

Author(s): PAZ, C. A. da; EIRÓ-QUIRINO, L.; ARAÚJO, D. B. de; BARBOSA, G. B.; CÂMARA, T. M.; CAMPOS, A. L. C. de; SOUZA, L. V. de; SANTOS, R. N. O.; HARTCOPFF, P. F. P.; HAMOY, M. K. O.; SANTOS, M. F. dos; FERREIRA, R. da C.; DEIGA, Y. da S.; RUSSO, A. P. L.; PEREIRA, D. S.; CONTRERA, F. A. L.; MUTO, N. A.; HAMOY, M.

A mortality of bees (Apis mellifera) caused by fipronil intoxication, due to its indiscriminate use in crops, has long been attracting the scientific community’s attention, either due to its acute or... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2024

Author(s): MAUÉS, M. M.; CAMPBELL, A. J.; SILVA E SILVA, F. D. da; LEÃO, K. L.; CARVALHEIRO, L. G.; MOREIRA, E. F.; MERTENS, F.; KONRAD, M. L.; MENEZES, C.

Agricultural expansion is a major driver of habitat loss, which triggers biodiversitydecline, including wild pollinators, and affects crop production. 76% of world crops are dependenton biotic pollina... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2023

Author(s): MORAES, J. I. da S.; LOPES, M. T. do R.; FERREIRA-GOMES, R. L.; LOPES, A. C. de A.; PEREIRA, F. de M.; SOUZA, B. de A.; PEREIRA, L. A.

Beekeeping is affected by adverse climatic conditions and availability of floral resources. This study aimed to survey and characterize the flora in São João do Piauí, a semi-arid region in Piauí, Bra... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2020

Author(s): CESTARO, L. G.; ALVES, M. L. T. M. F; MESSAGE, D.; SILVA, M. V. G. B.; TEIXEIRA, E. W.

The practice of migratory beekeeping is based on moving honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies between different locations to intensify agricultural production through improved pollination services. Howe... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2017