RESUMO -Para o cultivo do meloeiro, a presença de abelhas no período de florescimento é fundamental para garantir a polinização e incrementar a produção de frutos. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho teve por finalidade verificar se há diferenças no comportamento de visitas e no recurso floral forrageado por Apis mellifera, em três cultivares de meloeiro. O trabalho foi desenvolvido no Campo Experimental da Embrapa Semiárido, em Petrolina-PE, com as cultivares do tipo amarelo (BRS Araguaia), pele-de-sapo (P-33) e cantaloupe (CAN-4), com observações da biologia floral, morfologia e comportamento de A. mellifera no período das 05h às 18h. O pico de visitação foi diferente, ocorrendo das 11h às 12h; 10h às 11h e das 15h às 16h para o tipo amarelo, cantaloupe e pele-de-sapo, respectivamente. Quanto ao recurso floral forrageado, a coleta de néctar foi constante ao longo do dia, enquanto a de pólen ocorreu principalmente no período da manhã. Quanto ao tipo floral, as flores hermafroditas receberam, de modo geral, mais visitas na cultivar do tipo amarelo e pele-de-sapo, sendo o inverso registrado para a do tipo cantaloupe. O maior número de visitas registrado nesse tipo floral pode ser atribuído às diferenças morfológicas, uma vez que suas flores são maiores e, portanto, poderiam ser mais atrativas. Termos para indexação: Cucumis melo L., BRS Araguaia, Pele-de-sapo, Cantaloupe ASSESSMENT OF VISITATION PATTERN OF Apis mellifera IN THREE TYPES OF MELON IN PETROLINA, PERNAMBUCO, BRAZILABSTRACT -For the cultivation of melons, the presence of bees in the flowering period is critical to ensure pollination and increase fruit production. In this sense, this paper aims to verify whether there are differences in behavior and in the floral visits by Apis mellifera foraged in three types of melon. The study was conducted at the Experimental Field of Embrapa Semiárido, Petrolina, PE, with yellow-type cultivars (Araguaia BRS), piel de sapo melon (P-33) and cantaloupe (CAN-4), with observations of floral biology, morphology and behavior of A. mellifera in the period from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00p.m. The visitation's peak was different, occurring from 11:00 to 12:00a.m., 10:00 to 11:00a.m. and 03:00 to 04:00p.m. for the yellow kind, cantaloupe and piel de sapo, respectively. As for the floral foraging, collecting nectar was constant throughout the day, while pollen occurred mainly in the morning. Regarding the type floral, hermaphrodite flowers were, in general, more visits in the cultivar type and piel de sapo, the inverse of the type registered for the cantaloupe. The greatest number of visits recorded in this floral type can be attributed to morphological differences, since its flowers are larger and therefore could be more attractive.
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