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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

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