2008
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-566x2008000500002
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Pollination of cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae), by the stingless bees Scaptotrigona aff. depilis moure and Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) in greenhouses

Abstract: Neotropical Entomology 37(5): 506-512 (2008) Polinização de Pepino, Cucumis sativus L. (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae), pelas Abelhas sem Ferrão Scaptotrigona aff. depilis Moure e Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) em Casas de Vegetação RESUMO -Quando a fertilização de fl ores é necessária para o desenvolvimento de frutos, abelhas podem ser utilizadas como polinizadores sob cultivo protegido. No presente estudo, a efetividade das abelhas sem ferrão Scaptotrigona aff. depilis Mour… Show more

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“…Bees are commonly used for greenhouse pollination of various crops, including tomatoes and bell peppers, which are normally pollinated by bumble bees, mainly Bombus terrestris (L.) (Free, 1993;Velthuis & van Doorn, 2006). Stingless bees, such as Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille) and Nannotrigona spp., have also been found to be efficient pollinators of tomatoes (Del Sarto et al, 2005), peppers (Santos et al, 2008), strawberries (Malagodi-Braga & Kleinert, 2004) and cucumbers (Nicodemo e al., 2013). These stingless bees are considered effective and useful pollinators in greenhouses because they are generalist foragers, have a tendency for flower fidelity, do not attack agricultural workers who tend the crop, rarely abandon their nests and store food (Slaa et al, 2006).…”
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“…Bees are commonly used for greenhouse pollination of various crops, including tomatoes and bell peppers, which are normally pollinated by bumble bees, mainly Bombus terrestris (L.) (Free, 1993;Velthuis & van Doorn, 2006). Stingless bees, such as Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille) and Nannotrigona spp., have also been found to be efficient pollinators of tomatoes (Del Sarto et al, 2005), peppers (Santos et al, 2008), strawberries (Malagodi-Braga & Kleinert, 2004) and cucumbers (Nicodemo e al., 2013). These stingless bees are considered effective and useful pollinators in greenhouses because they are generalist foragers, have a tendency for flower fidelity, do not attack agricultural workers who tend the crop, rarely abandon their nests and store food (Slaa et al, 2006).…”
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“…Para 16 espécies de polinizadores nativos existe evidência de que o manejo contribui para a produção de 13 cultivos, como, 2004;Antunes et al 2007;Roselino et al 2009;Witter et al 2012), Plebeia remota no palmito (E. edulis) (Dorneles et al 2013), Scaptotrigona sp. e Nannotrigona testaceicornis no pepino (C. sativus) (Santos et al 2008), M. quadrifasciata e Melipona scutellaris no pimentão (C. annuum) (Cruz et al 2005;Faria Júnior et al 2008;Roselino et al 2010) e M. quadrifasciata no tomate (S. lycopersicum) (del Sarto et al 2005;Santos et al 2009;Bartelli & Nogueira-Ferreira 2014) e os besouros Elaeidobius kamerunicus e Elaeidobius subvittatus no dendê (E. guineensis) (Moura et al 2008). Outra forma de manejo de polinizadores é a aplicação de atrativos nos cultivos, que consiste na utilização de essências e extratos florais na área cultivada, com o objetivo de atrair animais polinizadores (Silva et al 2002;Silva & Malerbo-Souza 2003).…”
Section: Déficit Na Polinização E Ganhos Com Manejo De Polinizadores:unclassified
“…O néctar é o recurso floral exclusivo de beija-flores no maracujá-poranga (P. coccinea) (Storti 2002) e de morcegos no pequi (C. brasiliensis), por exemplo. Flores de Cucurbitaceae, como abóbora (Cucurbita pepo, C. mixta), melão (C. melo), pepino (C. sativus) e outras espécies de Cucurbita (Cucurbita moschata e Cucurbita maxima) são fontes de néctar para abelhas dos gêneros Apis, Bombus, Halictus, Melipona, Plebia, Trigona e Xylocopa, assim como para moscas, vespas e mariposas (Amaral & Mitidieri 1966;Lattaro & Malerbo-Souza 2006;Santos et al 2008;Sousa et al 2009;Krug et al 2010;Kiill et al 2011;Tschoeke et al 2015). O pequi (C. brasiliensis) disponibiliza um néctar volumoso e pouco concentrado, que é utilizado por aves e morcegos (Melo 2001;Coelho et al 2013).…”
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“…Several stingless bees species have been determined to provide adequate pollination services to many different crops grown under protected cultivation, such as strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa D.), eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) (Malagodi-Braga, 2002;Cruz et al, 2005;Del Sarto et al, 2005;Santos et al, 2008;Nunes-Silva et al, 2013;Nicomedo et al, 2013). Since the stingless bees form a very diverse group, c.a.…”
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“…400 species, with very different physical and behavioral characteristics, it is possible to select RESEARCH ARTICLE -BEES species with more suitable characteristics for certain plant species or type of protected cultivation (Slaa et al, 2006). The use of stingless bees for pollination of cucurbit species inside greenhouse is restricted to cucumber (Santos et al, 2008;Nicomedo et al, 2013). However, the watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.…”
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