“…On the other hand, in the city of São Paulo, Mello et al (7) observed that 28.2% of nomad swarms (without the presence of brood combs and honey) were taken from trees, whereas 71.89% were removed from human constructions, including attics, basements, interior walls, light poles, inner boxes, switchboards and sewer inspection boxes. However, colonies (with the presence of combs with brood and honey) installed on trees comprised only 8.5% of the case, whereas 91.5% were colonies in buildings.…”