Maintenance of Colonies and Foraging Behaviour of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)

<p>The use of stingless bees in greenhouses has provided tremendous benefits to diverse crops in terms of productivity and fruit quality. However, knowledge about management techniques in these environments is still scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate the adaptation of <em>Melipo...

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Autores principales:	Bruno Ferreira Bartelli, Alexandre Oliveira Resende Santos, Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014
Materias:	stingless bees management of bees external activity resource collection Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f044bc2c7e794fd3b26bbf0deb3025812021-12-02T13:30:38ZMaintenance of Colonies and Foraging Behaviour of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v61i1.60-67https://doaj.org/article/f044bc2c7e794fd3b26bbf0deb3025812014-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/177https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>The use of stingless bees in greenhouses has provided tremendous benefits to diverse crops in terms of productivity and fruit quality. However, knowledge about management techniques in these environments is still scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate the adaptation of <em>Melipona quadrifasciata</em> Lepeletier, 1836 in a greenhouse of <em>Lycopersicon esculentum</em> Mill. for its potential use in pollinating this crop. Six nests of <em>M. quadrifasciata</em> were introduced in a greenhouse in Araguari, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The development of colonies inside the greenhouse was investigated and the foraging behaviour of the workers was assessed before introduction into the greenhouse and again after the nests had been removed. The vital activities of colony maintenance were performed unevenly throughout the day inside and outside the greenhouse, but with confinement the daily period of foraging decreased and bees started collecting pollen from the flowers after approximately six months. The difficulty in orienting to and identifying flowers by the workers was attributed to sunlight diffusion and blockage of ultraviolet radiation caused by the cover on the greenhouse. Structural changes in the greenhouses, as well as improvements in management techniques, are required for better utilization of stingless bees for pollination of plant species grown in greenhouses.</p>Bruno Ferreira BartelliAlexandre Oliveira Resende SantosFernanda Helena Nogueira-FerreiraUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticlestingless beesmanagement of beesexternal activityresource collectionZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 61, Iss 1, Pp 60-67 (2014)
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spellingShingle	stingless bees management of bees external activity resource collection Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Bruno Ferreira Bartelli Alexandre Oliveira Resende Santos Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira Maintenance of Colonies and Foraging Behaviour of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)
description	<p>The use of stingless bees in greenhouses has provided tremendous benefits to diverse crops in terms of productivity and fruit quality. However, knowledge about management techniques in these environments is still scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate the adaptation of <em>Melipona quadrifasciata</em> Lepeletier, 1836 in a greenhouse of <em>Lycopersicon esculentum</em> Mill. for its potential use in pollinating this crop. Six nests of <em>M. quadrifasciata</em> were introduced in a greenhouse in Araguari, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The development of colonies inside the greenhouse was investigated and the foraging behaviour of the workers was assessed before introduction into the greenhouse and again after the nests had been removed. The vital activities of colony maintenance were performed unevenly throughout the day inside and outside the greenhouse, but with confinement the daily period of foraging decreased and bees started collecting pollen from the flowers after approximately six months. The difficulty in orienting to and identifying flowers by the workers was attributed to sunlight diffusion and blockage of ultraviolet radiation caused by the cover on the greenhouse. Structural changes in the greenhouses, as well as improvements in management techniques, are required for better utilization of stingless bees for pollination of plant species grown in greenhouses.</p>
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author	Bruno Ferreira Bartelli Alexandre Oliveira Resende Santos Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira
author_facet	Bruno Ferreira Bartelli Alexandre Oliveira Resende Santos Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira
author_sort	Bruno Ferreira Bartelli
title	Maintenance of Colonies and Foraging Behaviour of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)
title_short	Maintenance of Colonies and Foraging Behaviour of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)
title_full	Maintenance of Colonies and Foraging Behaviour of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)
title_fullStr	Maintenance of Colonies and Foraging Behaviour of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)
title_full_unstemmed	Maintenance of Colonies and Foraging Behaviour of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)
title_sort	maintenance of colonies and foraging behaviour of melipona quadrifasciata (hymenoptera, meliponina) in a greenhouse of lycopersicon esculentum (solanaceae)
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2014
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Maintenance of Colonies and Foraging Behaviour of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)

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