<b>The corn pollen as a food source for honeybees</b> - doi: 10.4025/actasciagron.v33i4.10553

  • Darclet Terezinha Malerbo-Souza Centro Universitário Moura Lacerda
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v33i4.10553
Keywords: africanized honey bees, Apis mellifera, food source, corn pollen

Abstract

This experiment was conducted on the campus of the University Center Moura Lacerda, Ribeirão Preto, in 2009 and 2010 with the objective of verifying the attractiveness of corn pollen for the Africanized honeybees Apis mellifera. The frequency of these bees, and the foraging behavior and stability were obtained by counting the first 10 min. of each hour, from 7.00 to 18.00, on three different days. Africanized honey bees collected only pollen in male flowers of maize, with a peak frequency of 9.00 in 2009 and between 16.00 and 17.00 in 2010. The corn pollen was very collected by Africanized honey bees, an important food source for these bees.

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Darclet Terezinha Malerbo-Souza, Centro Universitário Moura Lacerda
ssui graduação em Zootecnia pela Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (1987) , mestrado em Ciências (Entomologia) pela Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto Usp (1991) e doutorado em Produção Animal pela Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (1996) . Atualmente é Professor adjunto do Centro Universitário Moura Lacerda. Tem experiência na área de Zootecnia , com ênfase em Ecologia dos Animais Domésticos e Etologia. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Polinização, atrativos, repelentes, Apis mellifera, Comportamento forrageiro e Produção agrícola Currículo Lattes
Published
2011-05-04
How to Cite
Malerbo-Souza, D. T. (2011). <b>The corn pollen as a food source for honeybees</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actasciagron.v33i4.10553. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 33(4), 701-704. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v33i4.10553
Issue
Vol 33 No 4 (2011)
Section
Crop Production

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