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- Title
Unveiling the contribution of bee pollinators to Brazilian crops with implications for bee management.
- Authors
Giannini, Tereza Cristina; Alves, Denise Araujo; Alves, Ronnie; Cordeiro, Guaraci Duran; Campbell, Alistair John; Awade, Marcelo; Bento, José Maurício Simões; Saraiva, Antonio Mauro; Imperatriz-Fonseca, Vera Lucia
- Abstract
The need for basic information on tropical crop pollinators remains a key priority. Here, we used a dataset on Brazilian bee-crop interactions to determine important bee species for crop pollination and discuss their management in Brazilian croplands. We developed an analytical approach to select key bee species and genera from datasets based on different criteria, selecting only interactions reported as effective pollination events. Data on pollination included 261 records of unique crop-pollinator interaction, 144 bee species, and 23 crops. Despite the importance of social species, solitary bees accounted for 56% of the observed interactions. Of the 14 most important species, eight are solitary and six are social. A few of the selected species are already reared in Brazil, e.g., honeybees and some stingless bees, but practical knowledge on their management for crop pollination is poorly disseminated among farmers, hindering such an application.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; POLLINATORS; POLLINATION; BEES; STINGLESS bees; TROPICAL crops; BEEKEEPERS; CROPS; KNOWLEDGE management
- Publication
Apidologie, 2020, Vol 51, Issue 3, p406
- ISSN
0044-8435
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13592-019-00727-3