Author(s): MENEZES, C.

As meliponiculture continues to advance, the emergence of diseases, parasites, and pests poses a growing concern. Among these threats, phorids, tiny flies that lay their eggs in pollen pots, pose a pa... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2024

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): 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

Author(s): PIRES, C. S. S.; SILVEIRA, F. A.; CARDOSO, C. F.; SUJII, E. R.; PAULA, D. P.; FONTES, E. M. G.; SILVA, J. P. da; RODRIGUES, S. M. M.; ANDOW, D. A.

The objective of this work was to list potential candidate bee species for environmental risk assessment (ERA) of genetically modified (GM) cotton and to identify the most suited bee species for this... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2014

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... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2019