Recursos alimenticios para abejas del género Melipona Illiger, 1806 en el Neotrópico, como bases para su manejo

Species of the genus Melipona are very sensitive to environmental adjustments, so it is not common to find their nests in quite fragmented and changed environments. They are widely used in meliponiculture, because they produce the highest quality honey, both qualitatively and quantitatively. They have a wide importance in ecosystems, in relation to pollination, which contributes to a greater production of fruits and seeds that serve as food for the different links in the chain. At present, indiscriminate logging and burning of forests and jungles, agrochemicals, excessive extraction of honey and destruction of nests endanger the species of the Melipona genus, as well as many other associated animal and plant species. The information obtained was carried out through the technique of analysis, synthesis and summary, with the purpose of informing the reader about the food resource for bees of the Melipona genus in the Neotropics, as a basis for its management. For the above detailed it was determined through the compilation of information from 15 articles scientist and 7 degree thesis, it was found that several species of Melipona genus have a wide food resource in different plant species of different families such as Actinidacea, Arecaceae, Asteraceae, Clusiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Hypericaceae, Juglandaceae, Loranthaceae, Lythraceae, Melastomataceae, Muntigiaceae, Myrtaceae, Oleaceae, Primulaceae and Rutaceae. The studied species M. beecheii (Bennett, 1831), M. ebúrnea (Friese, 1900) and M. mimetica (Cockerell, 1914), collect pollen in higher proportion, taking into account that nectar is also collected, but in lower proportion.

• Autore principale: Chávez Parra, Diego Enrique (author)
• Natura: bachelorThesis
• Pubblicazione: 2022
• Soggetti: Melipona; Polen; Néctar; Especies vegetales
• Accesso online: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/11322