Visita de abelhas melíferas (Apis mellifera) em flores de melão amarelo (Cucumis melo) usando diferente número de colmeias.

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dc.contributorMARCIA DE FATIMA RIBEIRO, CPATSA; EVA MÔNICA SARMENTO DA SILVA, UNIVASF; IVAN DE OLIVEIRA LIMA JÚNIOR; LUCIA HELENA PIEDADE KIILL, CPATSA.
dc.creatorRIBEIRO, M. de F.
dc.creatorSILVA, E. M. S. da
dc.creatorLIMA JÚNIOR, I. de O.
dc.creatorKIILL, L. H. P.
dc.date2015-09-18T11:11:11Z
dc.date2015-09-18T11:11:11Z
dc.date2015-09-18
dc.date2015
dc.date2016-02-12T11:11:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:43:58Z
dc.descriptionHoney bees (Apis mellifera) pollinate melon (Cucumis melo) and improve production and quality of fruits. However, little is known about bee behavior and number of hives required. The aims of this study were to compare bees visiting flowers in crop areas with different number of hives (0, 1, 2, and 3), and to evaluate which is the best number. Flowers were observed (n=78) from 5 am to 6 pm, for five consecutive days, in four experimental areas (0.5ha each). Comparisons were made for male (MF) and hermaphrodite (HF) flowers, number of hives and fruit production. The HF were always more visited than MF. Most comparisons made for three hives presented significant differences, since visits increased drastically, competition among bees for floral resources became stronger and reduced the production of commercial fruit (93.4%). On the other hand, the highest percentage of commercial fruit was obtained (99%) with two hives, setting the ideal number of hives as four hives ha-1.
dc.identifierCiência Rural, Santa Maria, v. 45, n. 10, p. 1768-1773, out. 2015.
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1024347
dc.identifier10.1590/0103-8478cr20140974
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/498799
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectAbelhas melíferas
dc.subjectNúmero de colmeias
dc.subjectVisitação
dc.subjectBiologia floral
dc.subjectMelon
dc.subjectAbelha
dc.subjectMelão
dc.subjectPolinização
dc.subjectInseto
dc.subjectApis Mellifera
dc.subjectCucumis Melo
dc.subjectPollination
dc.subjectHoney bees
dc.titleVisita de abelhas melíferas (Apis mellifera) em flores de melão amarelo (Cucumis melo) usando diferente número de colmeias.
dc.typeArtigo de periódico

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