| Journal: | Acta scientiarum. Biological sciences |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000433596 |
| ISSN: | 1679-9283 |
| Authors: | Malagodi-Braga, Kátia Sampaio1 Moriconi, Waldemore1 Queiroga, Joel Leandro de1 Urchei, Mário Artemio1 Pazianotto, Ricardo Antônio Almeida1 Roncon, Kenny1 |
| Institutions: | 1Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Jaguariuna, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Volumen: | 41 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | Trigona spinipes Fabricius (Apidae: Meliponini), is a common stingless bee widely seen in urban and rural areas in Brazil, popularly known as irapuá, arapuá or bee-dog. Although these bees are considered pollinators of some cultivated plants, they are better known for the damage they cause in different crops. During experimental agroecological cultivation of Artemisia (Artemisia annuaLinn, Asteraceae), in Jaguariúna (SP, Brazil), stingless bees Trigona spinipes (Fabricius) were observed sucking phloem sap directly from the plant, a phenomenon not yet described in scientific literature. This study aimed to register and describe the phloem sap-sucking behavior performed by T. spinipesfor the first time, as well as to assess the potential impact of this behavior on A. annuacultivation. The behavior and the material collected by bees and the severity of attack were also analyzed. The aging and premature death of observed A. annuaspecimens occurred because of extensive lesions caused by T. spinipes, confirming the negative consequence of sap-sucking attacks of T. spinipesbees on the plants. Factors that could induce this unusual behavior were presented, pointing out the need for future studies on the development of strategies to protect plants, without causing damage to the T. spinipesbee populations, which are elements of Brazilian bee fauna and, therefore, protected by law |
| Disciplines: | Biología |
| Keyword: | Ecología, Insectos, Plantas medicinales, Insectos fitófagos, Abejas sin aguijón, Daño vegetal, Trigona spinipes, Hymenoptera, Artemisia annua, Asteraceae |
| Keyword: | Ecology, Insects, Medicinal plants, Phytophagous insects, Stingless bees, Plant damage, Trigona spinipes, Hymenoptera, Artemisia annua, Asteraceae |
| Full text: | http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/47548/751375149056 |
