2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-566x2010000600033
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Abstract: -Frugivory is not frequent among bees. Although stingless bees visit aged fruits for pulp, the use of fresh fruits is recorded only for Trigona hypogea Silvestri, a species that does not visit fl owers. Here we report the occurrence of frugivory in Trigona amazonensis (Ducke), a fl owervisiting stingless bee.KEY WORDS: Eusocial bee, Amazon, Neotropical bee, trophic interaction Although stingless bee of the genus Trigona are important pollinators (Heard 1999, Slaa et al 2006, they may in some cases damage non-d… Show more

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