Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activity of Pollen Extract Collected by Scaptotrigona affinis postica: in silico, in vitro, and in vivo Studies

AJO Lopes, CC Vasconcelos, JBS Garcia… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bees are of great importance for plant diversity for being an important pollinating agents.
Stingless bees such as Scaptotrigona affinis postica, is cultivated largely due to the products …

Melissopalynology in Brazil: a map of pollen types and published productions between 2005 and 2017

RR de Souza, VHR de Abreu, JS de Novais - Palynology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
We analysed scientific production related to melissopalynology in Brazil and surveyed the
pollen types described in publications, producing a melissopalynological database. We …

Radiofrequency identification (RFID) reveals long-distance flight and homing abilities of the stingless bee Melipona fasciculata

P Nunes-Silva, L Costa, AJ Campbell, H Arruda… - Apidologie, 2020 - Springer
Determining bee flight capacity is crucial for developing management strategies for bee
conservation and/or crop pollination and purposes. In this study, we determined the flight …

Palynology as a tool for distinguishing geopropolis samples from stingless bee species in the Maranhense Amazon, Brazil

MH Martins Ribeiro, CFP da Luz… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
We analyzed the pollen spectra from 130 geopropolis samples collected by Melipona
subnitida, M. seminigra, M. flavolineata, and M. fasciculata. The samples were collected in …

[HTML][HTML] Pollen analysis of honey and pollen stored by Melipona (Melikerria) fasciculata Smith, 1854 (Apidae Meliponini), in an Amazon and Cerrado transition area …

LSV Barbosa, CRS Galvão, L Tchaicka… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
The identification of meliponicultural flora is fundamental for the preservation of bees, as
well as enabling the development of pollinator management and reforestation programs. In …

Long-term effects of nitrogen enrichment in pollen chemistry of a plant species from Brazilian savannas, Pavonia rosa campestris

L Carvalheiro, M Vanderplanck… - Journal of Pollination …, 2023 - pollinationecology.org
Human activities have substantially increased soil nutrient availability during the past
decades, affecting plant community composition and plants' nutritional content. Several …

Where Do Stingless Bees Collect Plant Resins in the Neotropics?

G Nates-Parra, ÁR Calderón… - Stingless Bee Nest …, 2024 - Springer
Stingless bees are the largest group of social bees, with greater diversity in the Neotropics.
They obtain plant resins and other exudates for nest construction, protection, nutrition, and …

Physical characterization of geopropolis produced by Melipona scutellaris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

JS Bonsucesso, AS Nascimento… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Geopropolis has medicinal potential and has been studied due to its complex chemical
composition, with more than 300 compounds already identified. However, its physical …

[PDF][PDF] Radiofrequency identification (RFID) reveals long-distance flight and homing abilities of the stingless bee Melipona

P NUNES-SILVA, L COSTA, AJ CAMPBELL… - academia.edu
Determining bee flight capacity is crucial for developing management strategies for bee
conservation and/or crop pollination and purposes. In this study, we determined the flight …