Effect of climate seasonality and vegetation cover on floral resource selection by two stingless bee species

Prado, Marco A. M.; Urrego, Ligia E.; Durán, Laura I.; Hernández, Juliana

doi:10.1007/s13592-021-00881-7

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“…The floristic preferences of T. angustula are related to the different climatic periods and to the specific characteristics of the plants during these periods, which are related to the availability of nectar and pollen, as well as to the reproductive strategy of the plants and this bee species. In the study by Prado et al., [30] it was found that during periods of drought, T. angustula showed a preference for flowers of the species Miconia prasina (Sw.) DC. and Ilex laureola Triana & Planch.…”

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Floral Visitation, Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Bioproducts from Tetragonisca angustula (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): A Review

Silva Macêdo,

de Sousa Silveira,

da Silva Sousa

et al. 2023

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille, 1811) is an indigenous neotropical stingless bee, popularly known as “Jataí”, with a wide distribution in the Brazilian territory. T. angustula produces other derivatives such as propolis, geopropolis, fermented (saburá pollen), cerumen and resins, which are important in folk medicine. In this review, the objective was to gather research on the main plant species visited by T. angustula, as well as studies that verified the chemical composition and biological properties of T. angustula bioproducts. The bibliographic review was performed by searching the Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and PubMed databases for publications from 2003 to February 2023. We found 78 studies that analyzed the interactions between T. angustula and floral species, with species from the botanical families Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae, Bignoniaceae, Solanaceae, Myrtaceae and Lamiaceae being the most reported as the main food sources for this species. The presence of compounds belonging to the class of flavonoids, phenolic acids, terpenoids and alkaloids has been identified by studying the chemical composition of honey, propolis, geopropolis and fermented pollen (saburá) in 21 studies. The data collected in the literature emphasize that these T. angustula products have remarkable biological properties, especially their antibacterial and antioxidant activities.

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Floral Visitation, Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Bioproducts from Tetragonisca angustula (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): A Review

Silva Macêdo,

de Sousa Silveira,

da Silva Sousa

et al. 2023

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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“…However, the availability of various families of these plants contributed to the pollen that was collected. The high availability of plant species in the forest areas was influenced by the higher preference of stingless bees (Prado et al 2021).…”

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The Foraging preference of stingless beekeeping in three types of land use at Lombok Island

Riendriasari

2022

Jur. Ilm. Kehut.

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The success of stingless beekeeping was supported by site suitability and the availability of floral sources. Bee feed is an important requirement for the sustainability of stingless beekeeping because it determines the qualities and quantities of bee products. The study aimed to examine the level of feed preference for stingless bees. The research location was divided into three types, i.e., agroecosystems, forests, and settlements. Acetolysis of the pollen where came from the hive was used to examine the foraging preferences of stingless bees. The results of the study were four species of stingless bee were identified, i.e., Tetragonula fuscobalteata, Tetragonula laeviceps, Tetragonula clypearis, and Heterotrigona erythrogastra. Based on the results of the data analysis, T. fuscobalteata was mostly cultivated in the settlement areas, T. laeviceps and T. clypearis were mostly found at the sites that were close to the agroecosystems, while H. erythrogastra was cultivated near the forest areas. The pollen that be favorite feed plants of Tetragonula was Bromeliaceae and Cyperaceae, while for H. erythrogastra, Rubiaceae was the preference of forage plants. However, the PCA showed that the preference of forage plants for the beekeeping of stingless bees was influenced by the availability of feed sources around their hives.

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Climatological influences on flight activity of Lepidotrigona flavibasis Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Meliponini)

Zou¹,

Jian²,

Chen³

et al. 2023

Insect. Soc.

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Effect of climate seasonality and vegetation cover on floral resource selection by two stingless bee species

Cited by 6 publications

References 73 publications

Floral Visitation, Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Bioproducts from Tetragonisca angustula (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): A Review

Floral Visitation, Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Bioproducts from Tetragonisca angustula (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): A Review

The Foraging preference of stingless beekeeping in three types of land use at Lombok Island

Climatological influences on flight activity of Lepidotrigona flavibasis Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Meliponini)

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