Impact of biotic and abiotic stressors on managed and feral bees

J Belsky, NK Joshi - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
Large-scale declines in bee abundance and species richness over the last decade have
sounded an alarm, given the crucial pollination services that bees provide. Population dips …

The genetic consequences of the anthropogenic movement of social bees

MA Byatt, NC Chapman, T Latty, BP Oldroyd - Insectes Sociaux, 2016 - Springer
Invasive species often play a significant role in ecosystem decline and the loss of
biodiversity. Nonetheless, a number of social bee species (Apidae) have been, and are still …

The economic and cultural values of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) among ethnic groups of tropical America

JJG Quezada-Euán, G Nates-Parra, MM Maués… - …, 2018 - periodicos.uefs.br
Stingless honey bees—commonly known as stingless bees—have long provided food and
materials to the inhabitants of tropical America. We conducted a literature search to codify …

Agricultural insect hybridization and implications for pest management

AS Corrêa, EMG Cordeiro… - Pest management science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions, the expansion of agricultural frontiers, and climate change favor
encounters of divergent lineages of animals and plants, increasing the likelihood of …

Landscape genetics of a tropical rescue pollinator

R Jaffé, A Castilla, N Pope, VL Imperatriz-Fonseca… - Conservation …, 2016 - Springer
Pollination services are increasingly threatened by the loss and modification of natural
habitats, posing a risk to the maintenance of both native plant biodiversity and agricultural …

The widespread trade in stingless beehives may introduce them into novel places and could threaten species

CF dos Santos, AL Acosta, R Halinski… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Animal trade, such as birds, mammals and reptiles, is a common human activity. Among
insects, few are as charismatic as bees. Their hives are commonly commercialized for …

Landscape influences genetic diversity but does not limit gene flow in a Neotropical pollinator

M de Matos Barbosa, R Jaffé, CS Carvalho… - Apidologie, 2022 - Springer
Tropical landscapes are rapidly changing due to deforestation and agricultural expansion,
entailing the loss and fragmentation of natural habitats. Understanding how these changes …

Diversidade de abelhas sem ferrão e seu uso como recurso natural no Brasil: permissões e restrições legais consorciadas a políticas públicas

CF dos Santos… - Revista …, 2021 - revistabrasileirademeioambiente …
RESUMO A criação de abelhas-sem-ferrão tem crescido em popularidade no Brasil. Muitas
dessas abelhas são manejadas em colmeias racionais, o que facilita sua criação e manejo …

Phylogenetic and Morphological Characteristics Reveal Cryptic Speciation in Stingless Bee, Tetragonula laeviceps sl Smith 1857 (Hymenoptera; Meliponinae)

K Ador, J Gobilik, S Benedick - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The status of DNA barcoding in the cryptic species of stingless bees from
Borneo, Tetragonula laeviceps sensu lato (sl)(Smith 1857), is poorly known. The T …

Evolution and diversity of stingless bees

C Grüter, C Grüter - Stingless Bees: Their Behaviour, Ecology and …, 2020 - Springer
Stingless bees (Meliponini) belong to the corbiculate bees, a monophyletic group of bees
characterised, among other things, by their particular pollen-carrying structures (“pollen …