External activity of colonies of Melipona quinquefasciata managed in different types of beehive

ABSTRACT This study evaluated the influence of the environment and of two models of beehive (wooden box and ceramic pot) on the flight activity of the ground-nesting bee, Melipona quinquefasciata. The experiment took place in the Chapada do Araripe, in the State of Ceará, Brazil, between July 2014 a...

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Main Authors: Valdenio Mendes Mascena, Celso Moreira Silva, Cicero Lima de Almeida, Társio Thiago Lopes Alves, Breno Magalhães Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará
Series:Revista Ciência Agronômica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-66902018000400683&lng=en&tlng=en