Brazilian Propolis Production by Africanized Bees(Apis mellifera)

Longevities of two races of honey bee workers, European and Africanized, were compared both within colonies of their own races and within colonies of the other race. Differences in longevity were found which were likely due to inherited differences between workers of the two races. The age at which workers began foraging was one factor important in determining longevity. These results may provide a partial explanation for the success and impact of Africanized bees in South America, and also suggest that the northerly spread of these bees could be limited by worker life spans.

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Varroa jacobsoni infestation of adult Africanized and Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera) in mixed colonies in Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Biology ◽

10.1590/s1415-47571999000300006 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 321-323 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Geraldo Moretto ◽

Leonidas João de Mello Jr.

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bee ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Mite Infestation ◽

Varroa Jacobsoni ◽

Africanized Honey Bees ◽

African Honey Bees ◽

Africanized Bees ◽

Bee Colonies ◽

Different Levels

Different levels of infestation with the mite Varroa jacobsoni have been observed in the various Apis mellifera races. In general, bees of European races are more susceptible to the mite than African honey bees and their hybrids. In Brazil honey bee colonies are not treated against the mite, though apparently both climate and bee race influence the mite infestation. Six mixed colonies were made with Italian and Africanized honey bees. The percentage infestation by this parasite was found to be significantly lower in adult Africanized (1.69 ± 0.44) than Italian bees (2.79 ± 0.65). This ratio was similar to that found in Mexico, even though the Africanized bees tested there had not been in contact with varroa, compared to more than 20 years of the coexistence in Brazil. However, mean mite infestation in Brazil on both kinds of bees was only about a third of that found in Mexico.

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BIOINSECTICIDE ACTION OF THE VENOM OF AFRICANIZED BEES Apis mellifera LINNAEUS 1758 (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE): I -THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE AGE OF Diatraea saccharalis FABRICIUS 1794 (LEPELETIER: PYRALIDAE) EGGS TO THE VENOM ACTION

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins ◽

10.1590/s0104-79301996000100006 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 46-51

Author(s):

J.C. BONFANTI-ALMEIDA ◽

N. GOBBI ◽

M.S. PALMA

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Diatraea Saccharalis ◽

Africanized Bees

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Potencial antibiótico da própolis apícola Potiguar em bactérias de importância veterinária

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável ◽

10.18378/rvads.v11i3.4377 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 151

Author(s):

Daniel Santiago Pereira ◽

Maria Rociene Abrantes ◽

Wesley Adson Costa Coelho ◽

Marinalva Oliveira Freitas ◽

Carlos Iberê Alves Freitas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Rio Grande ◽

High Standard ◽

Biological Properties ◽

Raw Material ◽

De Se ◽

Veterinary Importance ◽

Africanized Bees ◽

Vegetation Region

A Própolis de abelhas africanizadas (Apis mellifera L.) é um produto da colmeia, elaborado a partir de exsudações de resinas que as abelhas recolhem de determinadas plantas. A composição química da própolis é complexa e relacionada à diversidade vegetal encontrada em torno da colmeia. Estudos recentes demonstram que a própolis possui uma série de propriedades biológicas, essas propriedades têm feito da própolis uma importante matéria-prima para as indústrias farmacêutica, alimentícia e de cosméticos. O estudo dessas propriedades é, portanto, necessário, a fim de se obter um produto com alto padrão de qualidade e valor agregado. Este trabalho tem como objetivo a avaliação do efeito de sete diferentes extratos alcoólicos da própolis (EAP) apícola Potiguar no desenvolvimento de quatro microrganismos de importância veterinária. As colmeias habitadas com enxames de abelhas africanizadas (Apis mellifera L.) selecionados para coleta da própolis estavam organizadas em apiários, distribuídos em região de vegetação distinta no estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. As coletas de material no campo ocorreram no período dos meses de outubro a dezembro de 2013, a obtenção dos extratos e os ensaios do potencial antibiótico ocorreram durante o ano de 2014. Foi identificado que os EAP 1, 6 e 7 foram ativos nos quatro microrganismos testados, e os EAP 3 e 4 não demonstraram-se ativos para nenhum microrganismo. Os resultados encontrados evidenciam a superioridade da própolis vermelha do mangue Potiguar quando comparados aos resultados citados em outros estudos para os mesmos microrganismos.Antibiotic potential of the Potiguar bee propolis on the bacteria of veterinary importanceAbstract: Propolis Africanized bees (Apis mellifera L.) is a product of the bee hive, elaborated based on exudates resins that bees collect from certain plants. The chemical composition of propolis is complex and related to plant diversity found around the bee hive. Recent studies have shown that propolis has a number of biological properties, these properties have made from propolis an important raw material for the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries. The study of the properties is therefore necessary in order to obtain a product with a high standard of quality and value. This study aims to evaluate seven different alcoholic extracts of propolis (AEP), of Potiguar honey bees, in the development of four microorganisms of great veterinary importance. The bee hives inhabited by swarms of Africanized bees (Apis mellifera L.) selected for the collection of propolis were organized in apiary distributed in different vegetation region in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The material collected in the field occurred in the period from October to December 2013, obtaining the extracts and antibiotic potential of the trials took place during the year 2014. It was identified that the EAP 1, 6 and 7 were active in all four tested microorganisms, and the EAP 3 and 4 are not demonstrated to be active for any microorganism. The results show the superiority of red propolis Potiguar of mangrove when compared to the results cited in other studies for the same microorganisms.

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Multiple Africanized Bee Stings in a Child

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.94.1.115 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 94 (1) ◽

pp. 115-117

Author(s):

Barbara K. Ariue

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Tropical Climate ◽

Apis Mellifera Scutellata ◽

Africanized Honey Bees ◽

Honey Production ◽

African Honey Bees ◽

Queen Bees ◽

Africanized Bees

African honey bees, Apis mellifera scutellata (formerly adsonii) were imported to Brazil in 1956 to introduce a strain of bees with increased honey production which were more suited for the tropical climate.1,2 A year later, 26 African queen bees and their accompanying colonies accidentally escaped.1,2 The African queen bees soon began mating with established European bee races resulting in the hybrid Africanized honey bees.2 Like the pure African bees, the Africanized bees are more defensive with a greater tendency to sting than European bees.3 They respond quickly to the slightest disturbance of their nest and can send out many thousands of bees.

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Botanical Preferences of Africanized Bees (Apis mellifera) on the Coast and in the Atlantic Forest of Sergipe, Brazil

Sociobiology ◽

10.13102/sociobiology.v59i1.768 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 97 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Julio Cesar Melo Poderoso ◽

Maria Emilene Correia de Oliveira ◽

Tácito Moreira da Silva e Souza ◽

Luan Carlos da Paz ◽

Genésio Tâmara Ribeiro

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Foraging Behavior ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Pollen Analysis ◽

Pollen Grains ◽

Plant Resources ◽

Genetic Quality ◽

Pollen Content ◽

Africanized Bees ◽

Adaptive Foraging

Pollen analysis in honey can be used as an alternative method to researchinto flowers visited by bees in an area. This study aimed to indentify the mainfloral families in honey from apiaries in the Atlantic Forest and Sergipe statecoast. Honey samples from these apiaries were studied, as well as plants thatgrow around them, which can be used as a source of foraging for bees. Thepalynological technique was used to compare the pollen content of honeysamples with the pollen grains from leaves of plants found in the vicinityof the apiaries to assess whether they had been visited by bees. The resultsof studies in both sites were similar in terms of incompatibility of familiesfound in the apiary vicinity and honey. Thus, it was possible to observe thatin honey samples from the coast and in the remaining Atlantic forest, thenumber of families was greater than the number of families found in theapiary vicinity, which highlights the diversity of plants visited by bees and apossible expansion of the visited area for food search. This diversity suggestsan adaptive foraging behavior to plant resources available in the environment,which may facilitate the pollination of these botanical families andconsequently improve their genetic quality.

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Chemical and cytotoxic analyses of brown Brazilian propolis ( Apis mellifera ) and its in vitro activity against itraconazole-resistant Sporothrix brasiliensis

Microbial Pathogenesis ◽

10.1016/j.micpath.2017.02.022 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 105 ◽

pp. 117-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Stefanie B. Waller ◽

Cristina M. Peter ◽

Jéssica F. Hoffmann ◽

Tony Picoli ◽

Luiza da G. Osório ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Vitro Activity ◽

In Vitro Activity ◽

Sporothrix Brasiliensis ◽

Brazilian Propolis

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Variation in honey yield per hive of Africanized bees depending on the introducing time of young queens

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20151126 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 (5) ◽

pp. 895-900 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Vladson Carbonari ◽

Osmar Malaspina ◽

Valter Vieira Alves Junior ◽

Leandro Pereira Polatto

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Egg Laying ◽

First Year ◽

Population Stability ◽

Honey Production ◽

Production Activity ◽

Before And After ◽

Africanized Bees ◽

Autumn And Winter ◽

Honey Yield

ABSTRACT: The objective of this research was to evaluate the honey production per hive and the egg laying rates of queens produced in 2007, 2008 and 2010. Thirty colonies initiated with a queen per colony at each climatic season were used during the three years. The years, started on January (summer), April (autumn), July (winter) and October (spring) and ended 12 months later, at the same periods related to each season of the later years. Honey supply were weighed before and after centrifugation to evaluate the quantity of the stored honey. Colonies with queens introduced during autumn and winter in the three years produced 57.2±6.0kg and 60.7±7.5kg of honey, respectively. In the first year of production activity, after the introduction of queens in the initial colonies, values were significantly higher than those obtained in colonies with queens introduced in the summer (39.3±7.6kg) and spring (41.8±3.7kg). Egg laying rates of queens were higher in spring (98.2±3.9%) and summer (88.4±7%), indicating greater food flow (flowerings) in these seasons compared to the averages in autumn (30.3±8.1%) and winter (24.5±7.2%). Produce and introduce queens of Africanized Apis mellifera in colonies initiated during autumn and winter was found to be economically feasible. Honey production of colonies initiated in these periods were higher and they had greater population stability in times of scarcity of flowerings.

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