01776naa a2200217 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006010000190007424501740009326000090026750000740027652010110035065000190136165300090138070000170138970000260140670000250143270000220145777300790147919564382023-06-27       2012    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a2236-44201 aBARRETO, A. Q.  aContact action of neem extract (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) on Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (HymenopterabApidae) under controlled conditions.h[electronic resource]  c2012  aSemana Entomológica da Bahia (SINSECTA), 03 a 09 de dezembro de 2012  aThe neem extract is an alternative to the use of synthetic insecticides in agricultural pest control due to its repellent effect, by impact and by contact, in order to minimize damage to the environment. However, there is still a lack of studies on their beneficial effects on insects, especially stingless bees, as ?Jataí? bees (Tetragonisca angustula Latreille), widely distributed in Brazil and responsible for the pollination of many plant species of agricultural importance and forestry. Whereas toxicology studies and selectivity of insecticides on insect pollinators are becoming a major demand of agribusiness, with a view to increasing ecological awareness of society and environmental demands of consumers for safe food markets, this work aimed to evaluate the effect of the neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) on workers of T. angustula. Neem extract showed the same level of toxicity that of the pyrethroid insecticide in commercial doses as a control, during the evaluation period of 24 hours.  astingless bees  aNeem1 aBRITO, S. X.1 aCARVALHO, C. A. L. de1 aNASCIMENTO, A. S. do1 aLEDO, C. A. da S.  tMagistra, Cruz das Almas-BAgv. 24, número especial, p. 52-56, dez. 2012.