Arthropod survey associated with jandaira beehives (Melipona subnitida Ducke) (APIDAE: Meliponinae) at Mossoró-RN, Brazil
Journal Title: ACTA Apicola Brasilica - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
The Jandaira (Melipona subnitida) is an allowed easier handling bee, it performs a significant role in pollination of native flora. Several insects are listed like tenants of bee hives, some of them just as commensals, and some harmful. The aim of this study was to identify the arthropod fauna found inside hives of bee Jandaira (M. subnitida) in the region of Mossoró city, RN, Brazil. The study was conducted during August and September 2005, in the apiary of stingless bees Monsignor HUBERTO BRUEINING. They were marked on a random basis 40 beehives. The captured animals were taken to the Department of Plant Sciences of the Federal Rural University of Semiarid (UFERSA) to be identified. Inquiline was observed in 80% of sampled hives, and 20% of nothing was found. In 45% of observed hives it was found the presence of ants of the genus Crematogaste, Camponotus and Pseudomirmex, and in some cases forming harmful colonies. In 37.5% of the colonies were observed several species of spiders, but it was not possible to identify. In addition to these, they were also found, beetles, termites and moths. It was found that the ants and spiders by the constant presence, constitute important tenants of M. subnitida hives, which entails the recommendation care when performing the management of this bee.
Authors and Affiliations
Anna Maria Amorim Silva, Victor Hugo Pedraça Dias, Daniel Santiago Pereira, Paulo Roberto Menezes, Marcos Antonio Filgueira
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