Floral biology and behavior of Africanized honeybees Apis mellifera in soybean (Glycine max L. Merril)

Floral biology and behavior of Africanized honeybees Apis mellifera in soybean (Glycine max L. Merril)

This research was carried out to evaluate the pollination by Africanized honeybees Apis mellifera, the floral biology and to observe the hoarding behavior in the soybean flowers (Glycine max Merril), var. BRS-133. The treatments were constituted of demarcated areas for free visitation of insects, co...

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Main Authors: Wainer César Chiari, Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo, Maria Claudia Colla Ruvolo-Takasusuki, Valeria Maria Attencia, Fabiana Martins Costa, Carolina Satie Kotaka, Eduardo Shiguero Sakaguti, Helida Regina Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2005-05-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
Africanized honeybee
Apis mellifera
soybean
Glycine max
pollination
floral biology
honeybee behavior
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