Foraging behavior: the food choice and quality of honey from Melipona scutellaris latreille (hymenoptera: Apidae)
| Autor: | Maria Emilene Correia-Oliveira, Glaucia Barretto Goncalves, Priscylla Costa Dantas, Thiago Xavier Chagas, Rafael Ribeiro Coelho, Maria de Fátima Santos de Souza oliveira, Genésio Tâmara Ribeiro, Júlio César Melo Poderoso |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Entomological Research. 40:333 |
| ISSN: | 0974-4576 0378-9519 |
| DOI: | 10.5958/0974-4576.2016.00058.x |
| Popis: | Data on the preferred foraging times and identification of pollen collected by stingless bees has led to further insights into the bees’ behavioral and ecological habits, thus enabling the analysis of the honey produced which in turn will facilitate quality control of this product. Present study reveals the foraging times and food preferences of the stingless bee Melipona scutellaris (hymenoptera: Apidae) together with a physicochemical evaluation of the honey produced by this bee. M. scutellaris tended to be more active in the morning during the winter, visited a wide variety of plants in their search for food, and produced a good quality honey. In winter the bees showed generalist behavior foraging many different plants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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