Bees as pollinators in Brazil - USP
Bees as pollinators in Brazil - USP
Bees as pollinators in Brazil - USP
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Fragaria x anan<strong>as</strong>sa<br />
(Rosaceae)<br />
strawberry<br />
Lycopersicum<br />
esculentum<br />
(Solanaceae)<br />
tomato<br />
Lycopersicum<br />
esculentum<br />
(Solanaceae)<br />
Macadamia <strong>in</strong>tegrifolia<br />
(Proteaceae)<br />
Macadamia nut<br />
Mangifera <strong>in</strong>dica<br />
(Anacardiaceae)<br />
mango<br />
Myrciaria dubia<br />
(Myrtaceae)<br />
camu-camu<br />
Nephelium lappaceum<br />
(Sap<strong>in</strong>daceae)<br />
rambutam<br />
Persea americana<br />
(Lauraceae) avocado<br />
Persea americana<br />
(Lauraceae)<br />
Psidium guajava<br />
(Myrtaceae)<br />
guava<br />
Psidium guajava<br />
(Myrtaceae)<br />
guava<br />
Salvia far<strong>in</strong>aceae<br />
(Labiatae)<br />
Salvia splendens<br />
Tetragonisca angustula<br />
(Melipon<strong>in</strong>i, Apidae)<br />
Nannotrigona<br />
pirilampoides<br />
Melipona quadrif<strong>as</strong>ciata<br />
Trigona carbonaria<br />
(<strong>in</strong> Australia)<br />
St<strong>in</strong>gless bees are the<br />
more common visitors;<br />
Tetragonisca angustula <strong>in</strong><br />
Chiap<strong>as</strong><br />
Melipona sp and<br />
Scaptotrigona postica<br />
Scaptotrigona mexicana<br />
and Tetragonisca<br />
angustula<br />
8 species of st<strong>in</strong>gless bees<br />
Trigona nigra; N.<br />
pirilampoides<br />
Pollen found <strong>in</strong> Melipona<br />
marg<strong>in</strong>ata,T. sp<strong>in</strong>ipes and<br />
M. quadrif<strong>as</strong>ciata pots<br />
Frieseomelitta spp.<br />
M. subnitida<br />
T. angustula and N.<br />
pirilampoides<br />
Geotrigona spp. and<br />
Partamona<br />
Sweet Charlie Cultivar<br />
Misshapen fruit reduced<br />
by 86%<br />
As effective <strong>as</strong> mechanical<br />
vibration <strong>in</strong> terms of fruit<br />
set, fruit weight and<br />
number of seeds per fruit<br />
Tomato flowers <strong>in</strong><br />
absence of vibration do<br />
not produce fruits<br />
Yields and fruit quality<br />
benefit from bee<br />
poll<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
Important for cross<br />
poll<strong>in</strong>ation, Trigona bees<br />
move from tree to tree.<br />
Caged and open<br />
poll<strong>in</strong>ation treatments<br />
yielded a mean of 9.1<br />
times the mature fruit of<br />
flowers from which bees<br />
were excluded<br />
Efficient <strong>as</strong> <strong>poll<strong>in</strong>ators</strong><br />
Potential efficient<br />
<strong>poll<strong>in</strong>ators</strong><br />
Studies under<br />
development<br />
together with solitary<br />
bees, are efficient<br />
<strong>poll<strong>in</strong>ators</strong><br />
Produce good quality<br />
seeds <strong>in</strong> greenhouses<br />
Workshop I 85<br />
Malagodi-Braga &<br />
Kle<strong>in</strong>ert, 2004<br />
Maci<strong>as</strong> & Maci<strong>as</strong>,<br />
2001; Cauich et al,<br />
2004<br />
Del Sarto et al, 2005<br />
Heard, TA; 1987<br />
Simão & Maranhão,<br />
1959<br />
Peters & V<strong>as</strong>quez,<br />
1986<br />
Rabanales et al, <strong>in</strong><br />
press<br />
Ish-am et al., 1999<br />
Can-Alonso et al,<br />
2005<br />
Kle<strong>in</strong>ert –Giovann<strong>in</strong>i &<br />
I-Fonseca, 1987<br />
C<strong>as</strong>tro, p.c.<br />
Alves & Freit<strong>as</strong>, 2005<br />
Slaa et al, 2000<br />
Bustamante 1998