Cosmos sulphureus: environmental bioindicator of diversity of bees

Darclet Teresinha Malerbo-Souza; André Carlos Silva Pimentel; Carlos Frederico Silva da Costa; Hanya Rocha Anduras; Jordylene Felix da  Silva; Camila Malerbo-Souza; André Luiz Halak

doi:10.4025/actascianimsci.v48i1.72183

Darclet Teresinha Malerbo-Souza Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3488-4778
André Carlos Silva Pimentel Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural
Carlos Frederico Silva da Costa Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2185-7516
Hanya Rocha Anduras Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Jordylene Felix da Silva Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Camila Malerbo-Souza Instituto Biológico de São Paulo
André Luiz Halak Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascianimsci.v48i1.72183

Keywords: cosmos; insects; forage behavior; pollination.

Abstract

Among the flowers most visited by bees in Brazil, those belonging to the Asteraceae family stand out, and one of them is the cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus). This study aimed to evaluate the frequency, profile of visits and the type of collection of bees in the flowers of the cosmos during the year. The relationship between bees and cosmos flowers was observed by counting the frequency of visits and of material (nectar and / or pollen) to be collected. The foraging behavior of different bee species was also evaluated. The visits of the most frequent bees took place between 7:00 am and 12:00 pm. Among the main species of bees that made visits to the cosmos, those of the Halictidade family were noticeable: Pseudaugochloropsis graminea and Augochlora sp., Megachile rotundata solitary bees and, to a lesser extent, Plebeia remota stingless bees, Trigona spinipes stingless bees and Xylocopa frontalis and X. griscenses carpenter bees. Sporadic visits by stingless bees Melipona scutellaris, M. subnida, Partamona helleri, Scaptotrigona sp., Nannotrigona testaceicornes and africanized honeybees Apis mellifera. The cosmos should be planted close to apiaries and meliponaries as a source of food for Africanized honey bees, stingless bees and solitary bees.

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