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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Amazônia Oriental.
Data corrente: | 24/06/2013
Data da última atualização: | 07/11/2022
Autoria: | OLIVEIRA, R. C.; MENEZES, C.; SOARES, A. E. E.; FONSECA, V. L. I.
Afiliação: | RICARDO CALIARI OLIVEIRA, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; CRISTIANO MENEZES, CPATU; ADEMILSON ESPENCER EGEA SOARES, USP; VERA LUCIA IMPERATRIZ FONSECA, Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido.
Título: | Trap-nests for stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Meliponini).
Ano de publicação: | 2013
Fonte/Imprenta: | Apidologie, v. 44, n. 1, p. 29-37, Jan. 2013.
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-012-0152-y
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | Most stingless bee species build their nests inside tree hollows. In this paper, we present trap-nest containers which simulate nesting cavities so as to attract swarms of stingless bees. Although regularly used by stingless bee beekeepers in Brazil, this technique to obtain new colonies has not yet been systematically studied. We used two different types of trap-nests (plastic and cardboard) of four different sizes (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 L) containing propolis extract and wax. Over a period of 2 years, 61 swarms of nine different stingless bee species were attracted to the trap-nests. Most swarms chose the largest container (3 L); swarms were collected mostly in springtime (October?December). The plastic containers were more successfully occupied than others by stingless bee swarms. Trap-nests are a viable tool for stingless beekeepers, researchers and conservation biologists to obtain and study stingless bee colonies
Palavras-Chave: | Meliponicultura.
Thesagro: | Abelha.
Categoria do assunto: | O Insetos e Entomologia
Registro original: | Embrapa Amazônia Oriental (CPATU)
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