Fungicide pyraclostrobin affects midgut morphophysiology and reduces survival of Brazilian native stingless bee Melipona scutellaris.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111395
Abstract: Native stingless bees are key pollinators of native flora and important for many crops. However, the loss of natural fragments and exposure to pesticides can hinder the development of colonies and represent a high risk… read more here.
Keywords: concentrations pyraclostrobin; melipona scutellaris; native stingless; stingless bees ... See more keywords
Characterization of honeys produced by sympatric species of Afrotropical stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Meliponini).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130597
Abstract: We investigated the effect of bee species identity and harvesting methods on the chemical composition and antiradical activity of 53 honey samples, produced by six stingless bee species in western Kenya (Kakamega forest). Our results… read more here.
Keywords: antiradical activity; produced sympatric; honey; characterization honeys ... See more keywords
First confirmed report of a bacterial brood disease in stingless bees.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2017.01.004
Abstract: Susceptibility to brood pathogens in eusocial stingless bees (Meliponini), alternative pollinators to honey bees, is unknown. Brood losses in managed colonies of the Australian stingless bee, Tetragonula carbonaria, were studied over 20months. We isolated a… read more here.
Keywords: brood; stingless bees; first confirmed; brood disease ... See more keywords
How is Trehalulose Formed by Australian Stingless Bees? - An Intermolecular Displacement of Nectar Sucrose.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01732
Abstract: Trehalulose, a rare sucrose isomer, is a dominant sugar in stingless bee honey, with traces of the trisaccharide erlose. Incubating sucrose solutions with macerated stingless bee parts (head, thorax, and abdomen) from Tetragonula carbonaria, we… read more here.
Keywords: sucrose trehalulose; trehalulose; trehalulose formed; stingless bee ... See more keywords
Tool use aids prey-fishing in a specialist predator of stingless bees
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2422597122
Abstract: Significance Tool use is a well-established behavior where external objects are manipulated by the tool user to modify the physical properties of another object for benefit. However, the functional mechanisms behind such behaviors remain underexplored.… read more here.
Keywords: predator; tool; stingless; tool use ... See more keywords
Pollen collecting behaviour of stingless bees (Tetragonula iridipennis Smith) on corn (Zea mays L.): an important pollen source
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DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2025.2490484
Abstract: Abstract Bee management outputs (hive products and pollination services) largely depend on the availability of floral resources. In most geographical contexts, resource flow is not uniform throughout the year. In the Indian state of West… read more here.
Keywords: stingless; pollen; corn; zea mays ... See more keywords
Neotropical stingless bees display a strong response in cold tolerance with changes in elevation
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coac073
Abstract: Abstract Tropical pollinators are expected to experience substantial effects due to climate change, but aspects of their thermal biology remain largely unknown. We investigated the thermal tolerance of stingless honey-making bees, the most ecologically, economically… read more here.
Keywords: ctmax; elevation; stingless; tolerance ... See more keywords
Acute oral and contact toxicity of imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, and their commercial products, to the neotropical stingless bee Melipona scutellaris.
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DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf284
Abstract: Neotropical stingless bees have frequently been reported to possess high biodiversity, ecological significance, and sensitivity to insecticides. Surprisingly, few studies have been conducted so far to assess their sensitivity to neonicotinoid insecticides, although there are… read more here.
Keywords: acute oral; stingless; commercial products; toxicity ... See more keywords
Hyperspectral lidar for monitoring high-resolution activity patterns of African stingless bee species
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DOI: 10.1186/s40317-024-00372-3
Abstract: Stingless bees are vital pollinators and honey producers in the tropics. Research on stingless bees is generally underrepresented compared to the western honeybees, and while stingless bee studies from some regions are reported, there is… read more here.
Keywords: stingless; activity patterns; activity; lidar ... See more keywords
Biological Data of Stingless Bees with Potential Application in Pesticide Risk Assessments
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DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i4.2878
Abstract: Due to the current practice of intensive pesticide use in Brazil on crops with flowers that are attractive to bees, biological information about Brazilian native bees is required in order for public authorities that are… read more here.
Keywords: risk; data stingless; stingless bees; biological data ... See more keywords
Pleistocene climate changes shaped the population structure of Partamona seridoensis (Apidae, Meliponini), an endemic stingless bee from the Neotropical dry forest
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175725
Abstract: Partamona seridoensis is an endemic stingless bee from the Caatinga, a Neotropical dry forest in northeastern Brazil. Like other stingless bees, this species plays an important ecological role as a pollinator. The aim of the… read more here.
Keywords: neotropical dry; seridoensis; structure; dry forest ... See more keywords