Arthropod survey associated with jandaira beehives (Melipona subnitidaDucke) (APIDAE: Meliponinae) at Mossoró-RN, Brazil
The Jandaira (Melipona subnitida) is an allowed easier handlingbee, it performsa significant role inpollination of native flora. Several insects are listed like tenantsof bee hives, some of them just as commensals, and some harmful. The aim of this study was to identify the arthropod fauna found ins...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Grupo Verde de Agroecologia e Abelhas (GVAA) |
| Repositorio: | Acta Apicola Brasilica |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.gvaa.com.br:article/4326 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/APB/article/view/4326 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | jandaira bee Melipona subnitida lodgers Abelha jandaíra inquilinos |
| Sumario: | The Jandaira (Melipona subnitida) is an allowed easier handlingbee, it performsa significant role inpollination of native flora. Several insects are listed like tenantsof bee hives, some of them just as commensals, and some harmful. The aim of this study was to identify the arthropod fauna found insidehives of bee Jandaira (M. subnitida) in the region of Mossoró city, RN, Brazil. The study was conducted during Augustand September 2005, in the apiary of stingless bees Monsignor HUBERTO BRUEINING. They were marked on a random basis40 beehives. The captured animals were taken to the Department of Plant Sciences of the Federal Rural University of Semiarid (UFERSA) to be identified. Inquiline was observed in 80% of sampled hives, and 20% of nothing was found. In 45% of observed hives it was found the presence of ants of the genus Crematogaste, Camponotus and Pseudomirmex, and in some cases forming harmful colonies. In 37.5% of the colonies were observed several species of spiders, but it was not possible to identify. In addition to these, they were also found, beetles, termites and moths. It was found that the ants and spiders by the constant presence, constitute important tenants of M. subnitidahives, which entails the recommendation care when performing the management of this bee. |
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