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Frequency and foraging behavior of Apis mellifera in two melon hybrids in Juazeiro, state of Bahia, Brazil | |
LÚcia H.p. Kiill1  KÁtia M.m. Siqueira1  Coelho MÁrcia S.1  Tamires A. Silva1  Diego R.s. Gama1  Diego C.s. AraÚjo1  Joaquim Pereira Neto1  | |
关键词: Cucumis melo L; melon hybrids; nectar; pollen; Cucumis melo L; híbridos de melão; néctar; polen; | |
DOI : 10.1590/0001-3765201420130376 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
The study was carried out to verify if there are differences in foraging frequency and behavior of Apis mellifera in two melon hybrids (10:00 – ‘Yellow melon’ and Sancho -‘Piel de Sapo’) in the municipality of Juazeiro, state of Bahia, Brazil. The frequency, behavior of visitors and the floral resource foraged were registered from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm. There was a significant difference in the frequency of visits when comparing hydrids (F = 103.74, p <0.0001), floral type (F = 47.25, p <0.0001) and resource foraged (F = 239.14, p <0.0001). The flowers of Sancho were more attractive to A. mellifera when compared with hybrid 10:00, which may be correlated to the morphology and floral resources available. This could be solved with scaled planting, avoiding the overlapping of flowering of both types.
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