Environmental windows for foraging activity in stingless bees, Melipona subnitida Ducke and Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

Sociobiology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Maia-Silva ◽  
Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca ◽  
Cláudia Inês Silva ◽  
Michael Hrncir
Keyword(s):  
Stingless Bees ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Melipona Quadrifasciata ◽  
Melipona Subnitida

Stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) adjust brood production rather than foraging activity in response to changes in pollen stores

2016 ◽  
Vol 202 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 723-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Maia-Silva ◽  
Michael Hrncir ◽  
Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca ◽  
Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf
Keyword(s):  
Stingless Bees ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Brood Production ◽  
Melipona Subnitida

POTENCIAL ECONÔMICO SUSTENTÁVEL DE CRIAÇÃO DE ABELHAS INDÍGENAS SEM FERRÃO EM MURICI DOS PORTELAS-PI

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Braulio Fernandes de Carvalho ◽  
Gustavo Nogueira Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Google Earth ◽  
Melipona Quadrifasciata ◽  
Melipona Subnitida ◽  
Melipona Marginata ◽  
Scaptotrigona Postica

Introdução: No Brasil existem cerca de 250 espécies de abelhas da tribo Meliponini, muitas das quais estão ameaçadas de extinção, seja pela coleta e destruição de seus ninhos, corte de árvores usadas na nidificação e forrageio e pelo uso de agrotóxicos. Garantir áreas de vegetação nativa protegidas do desmatamento e do uso de agrotóxicos é essencial para garantir a sobrevivência dessas abelhas e os seus serviços ecossistêmicos, como a polinização de plantas nativas e culturas agrícolas. Objetivo: Identificar espécies de abelhas indígenas adequadas para criação em propriedade rural privada, em Murici dos Portelas-PI, onde se pretende criar Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN), em parte desta. Material e métodos: Analisou-se imagens da propriedade, de 52 ha, localizada em 3°15’46.96’’S e 41°57’04.25’’, através de dados obtidos pelo software Google Earth PRO; fez-se 3 visitas ao local, de junho a setembro de 2021, para identificação de fitofisionomia; realizou-se estudo de artigos científicos para identificação de espécies de meliponíneos nativos com ocorrência no estado do Piauí. Resultados: A área consiste em vegetação arbórea de médio porte, dos domínios de Cerrado e Caatinga. A pesquisa bibliográfica identificou as seguintes espécies de abelhas sem ferrão descritas para o Piauí: Mombuca-vermelha (Camargoia nordestina), Moça-branca (Friesiomelitta doederleini), Friesiomelitta flavicornis, Frieseomelitta silvestrii, Mombuca (Geotrigona mombuca), Iraxim (Lestrimelitta rufipes), Manduri (Melipona asilvai), Tiúba (Melipona compressipes), Uruçu-boi (Melipona fuliginosa), Tiúba-grande (Melipona fasciculata), Mandaçaia (Melipona mandacaia), Munduri (Melipona marginata), Mandaçaia (Melipona quadrifasciata), Bugia (Melipona rufiventris), Mandaçaia-da-terra (Melipona quinquefasciata), Uruçu (Melipona scutellaris), Jandaíra (Melipona subnitida), Mirim-da-terra (Paratrigona lineata), Cupira (Partamona ailyae), Boca-de-barro (Partamona chapadicola), Jati (Plebeia flavocincta), Imrê-ti (Scaptotrigona polysticta), Mandaguari (Scaptotrigona postica), Tuibá (Scaptotrigona tubiba), Borá (Tetragona clavipes), Arapuá (Trigona spinipes), Xupé (Trigona hyalinata), Feiticeira (Trigona recursa),Trigonisca sp.. Conclusão: Sugere-se criação das espécies listadas na propriedade, levando-se em conta fatores ambientais e biológicos envolvidos na manutenção da viabilidade de cada espécie. Recomenda-se obtenção de matrizes em criadouros autorizados e iniciar criação comercial, com produção de mel e multiplicação de colmeias. A atividade tem potencial econômico sustentável e poderia ser realizada na área não transformada em RPPN, contribuindo para a economia local e conservação de abelhas indígenas.

scholarly journals Foraging Activity inPlebeia remota, a Stingless Bees Species, Is Influenced by the Reproductive State of a Colony

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Nunes-Silva ◽  
Sergio Dias Hilário ◽  
Pérsio de Souza Santos Filho ◽  
Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Stingless Bees ◽  
Stingless Bee ◽  
Reproductive Diapause ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Reproductive State ◽  
Reproductive Phase ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Autumn And Winter

Colonies of the Brazilian stingless beePlebeia remotashow a reproductive diapause in autumn and winter. Therefore, they present two distinct reproductive states, during which colony needs are putatively different. Consequently, foraging should be adapted to the different needs. We recorded the foraging activity of two colonies for 30 days in both phases. Indeed, it presented different patterns during the two phases. In the reproductive diapause, the resource predominantly collected by the foragers was nectar. The majority of the bees were nectar foragers, and the peak of collecting activity occurred around noon. Instead, in the reproductive phase, the predominantly collected resource was pollen, and the peak of activity occurred around 10:00 am. Although the majority of the foragers were not specialized in this phase, there were a larger number of pollen foragers compared to the phase of reproductive diapause. The temperature and relative humidity also influenced the foraging activity.

scholarly journals Survival strategies of stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) in an unpredictable environment, the Brazilian tropical dry forest

Apidologie ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 631-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Maia-Silva ◽  
Michael Hrncir ◽  
Claudia Inês da Silva ◽  
Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Stingless Bees ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Melipona Subnitida ◽  
Unpredictable Environment

scholarly journals Morphometric differences and fluctuating asymmetry in Melipona subnitida Ducke 1910 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in different types of housing

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 845-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. B. S. Lima ◽  
L. A. Nunes ◽  
C. A. L. Carvalho ◽  
M. F. Ribeiro ◽  
B. A. Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluctuating Asymmetry ◽  
Stingless Bees ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Wing Size ◽  
Morphometric Variation ◽  
Melipona Subnitida ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Standard Models ◽  
Different Origins ◽  
Bee Colonies

Abstract A geometric morphometrics approach was applied to evaluate differences in forewing patterns of the Jandaira bee (Melipona subnitida Ducke). For this, we studied the presence of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in forewing shape and size of colonies kept in either rational hive boxes or natural tree trunks. We detected significant FA for wing size as well as wing shape independent of the type of housing (rational box or tree trunks), indicating the overall presence of stress during the development of the studied specimens. FA was also significant (p < 0.01) between rational boxes, possibly related to the use of various models of rational boxes used for keeping stingless bees. In addition, a Principal Component Analysis indicated morphometric variation between bee colonies kept in either rational hive boxes or in tree trunks, that may be related to the different origins of the bees: tree trunk colonies were relocated natural colonies while rational box colonies originated from multiplying other colonies. We conclude that adequate measures should be taken to reduce the amount of stress during bee handling by using standard models of rational boxes that cause the least disruption.

Why do stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) leave their nest with resin loads?

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Harano ◽  
C. Maia-Silva ◽  
M. Hrncir
Keyword(s):  
Stingless Bees ◽  
Melipona Subnitida

scholarly journals Foraging behavior, environmental parameters and nests development of Melipona colimana Ayala (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) in temperate climate of Jalisco, México

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. O. Macías-Macías ◽  
J. M. Tapia-Gonzalez ◽  
F. Contreras-Escareño
Keyword(s):  
Critical Period ◽  
Stingless Bees ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Temperate Climate ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Major Activity ◽  
Tropical Weather ◽  
Activity Season ◽  
Minor Activity

Abstract Melipona colimana Ayala is an endemic species inhabiting temperate forests of pine and oak of south of Jalisco in Mexico. During a year, it was recorded every 15 days foraging activity, environmental parameters and the development of colonies of M. colimana in its wild habitat. For five minutes every hour from 7:00 to 21:00, the bees that entered and left the hive and bringing pollen and resin were registered. Every hour the relative humidity, temperature, wind speed and light intensity was recorded and related to foraging activity. Additionally, the weight of the colonies recently transferred to wooden boxes, the number of brood combs, honey pots and pollen were registered. The time of beginning and ending of the foraging activity differs from the reports of stingless bees of tropical weather and the same happens with the pollen collection. The environmental parameters that affect other tropical stingless bees in the foraging activity also affect M. colimana in temperate climate. It was determined that the major activity season and the presence of more pollen pots in the colony is from November through February, for what it could be the best time of the year for the division and obtainance of new colonies, while the critical period of minor activity and pollen flow was during rainy season. These data may be useful for the future sustainable use of this species in temperate climate.

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