Espécies nectaríferas e poliníferas utilizadas pela abelha Melipona compressipes fasciculata (MELIPONINAE, APIDAE), no Maranhão

Kerr, Warwick Estevam; Absy, Maria Lúcia; Souza, Antônio Carlos Marques

doi:10.1590/1809-43921986161156

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“…Outros trabalhos realizados demonstraram que algumas espécies de Palmae foram visitadas pelas abelhas dos gêneros Melipona, Apis e Trigona para a coleta de pólen (CortopassiLaurino & Ramalho, 1988;Kerr et al, 1986Kerr et al, /1987.…”

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Recurso polínico coletado por abelhas sem ferrão (Apidae, Meliponinae) em um fragmento de floresta na região de Manaus - Amazonas

2009

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RESUMOO recurso polínico coletado por operárias de Melipona seminigra merrillae Cockerell, Melipona fulva Lepeletier, Trigona fulviventris (Smith) e Cephalotrigona femorata Guérin, no Campus da UFAM, Manaus (AM) foi estudado no período de março a outubro de 2001. Noventa tipos polínicos foram coletados pelas abelhas, distribuídos em 31 famílias, 67 gêneros e 10 formas Tipo. Trigona fulviventris diversificou mais suas coletas, utilizando 58 fontes no período. O tamanho do nicho polínico utilizado pelas abelhas ficou assim distribuído: T. fulviventris (58), M.s. merrillae (41), C. femorata (34) e M. fulva (25). Dos tipos determinados, os que mais contribuíram para a dieta das abelhas, apresentando as maiores freqüências nas amostras de pólen, foram Miconia myriantha (12,91%), Leucaena leucocephala (9,52%), Tapirira guianensis (6,53%), Eugenia stipitata (6,22%), Protium heptaphyllum (6,17%) e Vismia guianensis (5,93%). As abelhas de modo geral concentraram suas coletas em um número reduzido de espécies vegetais e com um grau diferenciado de uso para cada uma das fontes. Tipos polínicos com freqüência acima de 10% ocorreram em pequena proporção na maioria dos meses, sendo responsáveis por mais de 50% do total do pólen coletado em cada mês. A utilização das fontes de pólen variou conforme a espécie. T. fulviventris teve uma dieta mais ampla e diversificada, enquanto M. fulva foi a que menos diversificou suas coletas. T. fulviventris apresentou maior uniformidade no uso das fontes polínicas e a sobreposição de nichos polínicos foi maior entre M.s. merrillae e M. fulva e menor entre T. fulviventris e C. femorata.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: plantas, pólen, abelhas sem ferrão, Amazônia. Pollen resources collected by stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponinae) in a forest fragment in the Manaus region, Amazonas ABSTRACTThe objective of this study was to characterize the resources used by Amazonian bees Melipona seminigra merrillae, Melipona fulva, Trigona fulviventris and Cephalotrigona femorata, in an urban Forest patch at Manaus city from March to October 2001. The pollen analysis determined 90 pollen types, distributed in 31 families, 67 genera and 10 palynologycal types unidentified. Trigona fulviventris was the bee species that presented the most diversified pollen types, using 58 sources in that period. The size of pollen types used were distributed as follows: T. fulviventris (58), M.s. merrilae (41), C. femorata (34) and M. fulva (25). Plant species contributing the most for the diet of the bees and presenting the highest frequencies on the pollen samples were Miconia myriantha (12,91%), Leucaena leucocephalla (9,52%), Tapirira guianensis (6,53%), Eugenia stipitata (6,22%), Protium heptaphyllum (6,17%) and Vismia guianensis (5,93%). Generally the bees concentrated their collections on a reduced number of plant species and with a differentiated degree of use for each source. Pollen types with frequency above 10% occurred in a small proportion for most months, being responsible for more than 50% of all the pollen collected every month...

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Recurso polínico coletado por abelhas sem ferrão (Apidae, Meliponinae) em um fragmento de floresta na região de Manaus - Amazonas

2009

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“…In the list presented by Kerr et al (1987) containing 79 species of plants visited by M. compressipes fasciculata in the State of Maranhão, in Northeast of Brazil, for nectar and pollen collection, the authors considered as good nectar producers, 27 species among them Eucalyptus spp. e Bauhinia sp., which ones were also verified in the present survey.…”

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“…The honey samples analysis supply information about bee flora in a determined region, becoming an important tool, both for apiculturist (Kerr et al, 1987), and researches. There are some controversies about the utilization of the pollen which is present in the honey as indication of botanical origin (Molan, 1998), but until the present date, this is the method most utilized for this purpose.…”

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Pollen spectrum of honey of "uruçu" bee (Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811)

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Rev. Bras. Biol.

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In spite of the importance of the "uruçu" bee as honey producer of excellent quality, as well, potential pollinator both in agricultural and natural ecosystems, mainly in North-eastern Brazil, just some information is found in literature about sources that such bees utilize to collect nectar and pollen. The identification of the plants visited by Melipona scutellaris was accomplished with base on the analysis of pollen types found in the honey samples collected every two months, from March 1997 to February 1998, in 15 colonies located in Catu, State of Bahia, Brazil (12°21'00"S, 38°22'40"W, 76 m of altitude). Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the pollen types were carried out determining the percentage and occurrence classes. Twenty-eight pollen types were found, being considered dominant pollen, the Eucalyptus spp. and Psidium sp. types and secondary pollen, Bauhinia sp., Caesalpinia sp. and Mimosa verrucata types. It was verified dominant pollen of Eucalyptus spp. in honeys produced in November/December 1997 and January/February 1998. The families Caesalpiniaceae (14%), Mimosaceae (25%) and Myrtaceae (56%) were the most represented in the pollen spectrum.

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“…Pollen analysis is one such indirect method, and it has been shown to provide a fairly consistent means of identifying the plants visited by bees (Ramalho et al 1991;Imperatriz-Fonseca et al 1993). In spite of the usefulness and versatility of this method, only a few studies of this nature have been conducted to date in the Amazon region (Absy & Kerr 1977;Absy et al 1980Absy et al , 1984Engel & Dingemans-Bakels 1980;Kerr et al 1986, Marques-Souza et al 1995, 1996Thiele & Inouye 2007;Marques-Souza 2010).…”

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“…For the bees, an understanding of their main pollen sources may allow us to establish plantations that provide them with pollen and consequently lead to the stability and productivity of colonies (Kerr et al 1986). Furthermore, the knowledge and understanding of the local flora capable of supporting beekeeping activities decreases the need to introduce exotic species and makes beekeeping (with native bees) a practice that is both ecologically correct and potentially sustainable.…”

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Pollen storages in nests of bees of the genera Partamona, Scaura and Trigona (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Rech¹,

Absy²

2011

Rev. Bras. entomol.

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ABSTRACT. Pollen storages in nests of bees of the genera Partamona, Scaura and Trigona (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Bees and angiosperms established a mutualistic relationship along the evolutionary time. The aim of this study is to contribute for the understanding of this relation analyzing pollen stored by stingless bees colonies distributed along the Rio Negro. Fourteen species of Meliponini from the genera Partamona, Scaura, and Trigona were studied with regard to the content of pollen pots. The pollen material was removed from the pollen pots, homogenized, and prepared according to the usual acetolysis technique. The overlap of the trophic niche and the grouping of species by similarity of niches was calculated. The identification revealed 78 pollen types belonging to 36 families, being 37 types attractive and 16 considered as promoters of a temporary specialization event. With the results, it was possible to indicate a list of important plants for meliponiculture in the Amazon.KEYWORDS. Pollination, pollinic resource, stingless bee RESUMO. Pólen estocado nos ninhos de abelhas dos gêneros Partamona, Scaura e Trigona (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Abelhas e plantas estabeleceram ao longo do tempo evolutivo uma relação mutualística. Buscando contribuir para o entendimento dessa relação, foi analisado o pólen estocado por colônias de abelhas-sem-ferrão distribuídas ao longo do rio Negro. Foram estudados potes de pólen de 14 espécies de Meliponini dos gêneros Partamona, Scaura e Trigona. O material polínico foi retirado dos potes de pólen, homogeneizado e preparado segundo técnica usual de acetólise. Foram calculados a sobreposição de nicho trófico e o agrupamento das espécies pela similaridade de nichos. Foi identificado o total de 78 tipos polínicos, pertencentes a 36 famílias, sendo 37 destes, considerados atrativos, enquanto 16 foram promotores de eventos de especialização temporária. Com os resultados obtidos foi possível indicar uma lista de plantas de importância para a meliponicultura na Amazônia.PALAVRAS-CHAVE. Abelhas-sem-ferrão, polinização, recurso polínico.

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Espécies nectaríferas e poliníferas utilizadas pela abelha Melipona compressipes fasciculata (MELIPONINAE, APIDAE), no Maranhão

Cited by 36 publications

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Recurso polínico coletado por abelhas sem ferrão (Apidae, Meliponinae) em um fragmento de floresta na região de Manaus - Amazonas

Recurso polínico coletado por abelhas sem ferrão (Apidae, Meliponinae) em um fragmento de floresta na região de Manaus - Amazonas

Pollen spectrum of honey of "uruçu" bee (Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811)

Pollen storages in nests of bees of the genera Partamona, Scaura and Trigona (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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