Stingless bees form perennial colonies of honey-making insects. The> 600 species of
stingless bees, mainly Neotropical, live throughout tropical latitudes. Foragers influence …

Highlights•Meliponini, known as stingless bees, are a monophyletic group of eusocial
insects.•The microbiota of Meliponini includes viruses, bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous …

Division of labor among workers is common in insect societies and is thought to be important
in their ecological success. In most species, division of labor is based on age (temporal …

Highlights•Paenibacillus larvae is the best studied brood pathogen of honey bees.•The
honey bee pathogen Melissococcus plutonius awaits further characterization.•Pathogenicity …

Animal-microbe symbioses are often stable for millions of years. An example is the clade
consisting of social corbiculate bees—honeybees, bumblebees, and stingless bees—in …

Meliponiculture–the management of stingless bee colonies–is an expanding activity in
Brazil with economic, social and environmental potential. However, unlike in apiculture, the …

Abstract Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are a group of bees with vestigial stings
showing a high level of social organization. They are important pollinators in tropical and …

Compared to honeybees and bumblebees, the effect of diet on the gut microbiome of
Neotropical corbiculate bees such as Melipona spp. is largely unknown. These bees have …

Most cultivable microbes associated with stingless bees are bacteria. Studies about bacteria
related to stingless bee colonies were only limited to bacterial isolation and identification …

Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are the most diverse group of corbiculate bees and are
important managed and wild pollinators distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of …