Researchers from Nagaland University have identified stingless bee species that can pollinate efficiently to increase agricultural yield.

Stingless bees, or Meliponini in the family Apidae, were earlier considered to be tropical bees, but some species are also found in temperate and sub-temperate regions. Of the 27 species of stingless ...

This paper presents an analysis of the foraging behavior and interactions of Xylocopa frontalis Olivier (Apidae: Xylocopini) and Eulaema mocsaryi (Friese) (Apidae: Euglossini) in the presence of ...

Queen philopatry and male dispersal behavior are discussed as the main reasons for these findings. Keywords: mtDNA, Meliponini, microsatellites, philopatry, population genetics. An adequate ...

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Brazil is the country with the highest number of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini), with 28 genera and about 259 valid species. They produce pollen, propolis (or geopropolis), cerumen, ...