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- Title
Development of colonies of uruçu stingless bees fed a vitamin-amino acid supplement.
- Authors
CASTAGNINO, Guido Laércio Bragança; MEANA, Aránzazu; CUTULI DE SIMÓN, Maria Teresa; PINTO, Luís Fernando Batista
- Abstract
This study proposes to investigate the influence of a vitamin-amino acid supplement on the weight of colonies of uruçu stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris). The experiment was carried out with 24 colonies and three treatments, which consisted of a solution of different proportions of supplement (0, 3, and 5 mL) diluted in syrup (water and sugar). Although this supplement is effective and indicated for other species of domestic animals, analysis of variance with repeated measures over time did not reveal a significant effect (P > 0.05) of its dose on the weight of the hives, showing that the supply of the vitaminamino acid supplement does not meet the nutritional requirements of the colony. The use of this product did not have a positive effect on the development of the uruçu bee colonies, so it should not be employed as a major source of amino acids and vitamins in the diet of bees. Beekeepers are suggested to provide uruçu bees with an abundant diversity of plants so that they have access to different types of pollen as a source of nutrients.
- Subjects
STINGLESS bees; BEEKEEPERS; POLLINATION; PLANT diversity; POLLINATORS; BEE colonies; NUTRITIONAL requirements; DOMESTIC animals
- Publication
Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal (RBSPA), 2022, Vol 23, p1
- ISSN
1519-9940
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S1519-9940202200032022