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 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.... ... |
 Author(s): PALUDO, C. R.; PISHCHANY, G.; DOMINGUEZ, A.-A.; SILVA JÚNIOR, E. A.; MENEZES, C.; NASCIMENTO, F. S.; CURRIE, C. R.; KOLTER, R.; CLARDY, J.; PUPO, M. T. Abstract: The Brazilian stingless bee Scaptotrigona depilis requires the brood cells-associated fungus Zygosaccharomyces sp. as steroid source for metamorphosis. Besides the presence of Zygosaccharomy... ... |
 Author(s): SOUZA, I. G. B.; PATERSON, I.; McBRIDE, M. C.; SOUZA, B. A.; PEREIRA, F. M.; LOPES, M. T. R.; BENTZEN, P.; DINIZ, F. M. We described the isolation and characterization of 23 microsatellite loci from the stingless bee (Melipona subnitida). Out of 52 microsatellite primer pairs screened, 17 loci displayed polymorphism an... ... |
 Author(s): SILVA, I. C. da; CONCEIÇÃO, E. O. A.; PEREIRA, D. S.; ROGEZ, H.; MUTO, N. A. Many antimicrobial compounds have been seeking to protect the human body against pathogenic microbial infections. In recent times, there has been considerable growth of pathogens resistant to existing... ... |
 Author(s): SANT'ANA, R. da S.; CARVALHO, C. A. L. de; ODA-SOUZA, M.; SOUZA, B. de A.; DIAS, F. de S. The physicochemical characteristics of honey vary according to bee species, climate, region, period of collection, processing and storage. In this context, this work aimed to perform a comparative stu... ... |
 Author(s): SEGERS, F. H. I. D; GRÜTER, C.; MENEZES, C.; MATEUS, S.; RATNIEKS, F. L. W. Abstract: Stingless bees are the most species-rich group of eusocial bees and show great diversity in behaviour, ecology, nest architecture, colony size, and worker morphology. How this variation rela... ... |
 Author(s): BARBOSA, F. M.; ALVES, R. M. de O.; SOUZA, B. de A.; CARVALHO, C. A. L. de We located ten nests of Geotrigona subterranea in the transition area between Cerrado and Caatinga within the municipalities of Lontra and Januária, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. We coll... ... |
 Author(s): VEIGA, J. C.; RUIZ, G. R. S.; CARVALHO-ZILSE, G. A.; MENEZES, C.; CONTRERA, F. A. L. Abstract: Males can control female reproduction using genital plugs to impede access by rivals. In social bees, ants, and wasps, plugging may involve traumatic mating, with females being harmed. In st... ... |
 Author(s): PIOVESAN, B.; PADILHA, A. C.; MORAIS, M. C.; BOTTON, M.; GRÜTZMACHER, A. D.; ZOTTI, M. J. The use of pesticides is considered one of the most important threats to pollinators, especially since they are widely used in agriculture for pest control. In the last years, several studies have rep... ... |
 Author(s): SANTISTEBAN, R. M.; F. NETO, J.; SILVA, E. M. S.; CORREIA, R. C.; CAMARA, C. A.; SILVA, T. M. S. The stingless bee Melipona mandacaia popularly known as mandacaia is endemic to the Caatinga biome, being found in the region of Vale do São Francisco. It is a very important bee for meliponiculture i... ... |
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