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Learnt information in species-specific ‘trail pheromone’ communication in stingless bees
(Elsevier, 2013)
Specificity in biological signalling systems is often important to keep information private. Foragers of
several species of stingless bees deposit chemical marking signals to guide nestmates to food sources.
The markings ...
The antimicrobial activity and microbiological safety of stingless bee honeys from Costa Rica
(International Bee Research AssociationTaylor and Francis, 2014)
Stingless bee honeys from Costa Rica possess etnopharmacological value mainly as a wound dressing. The microbiological study by APHA methods reported that 83 % of the honeys analysed had microbial counts that comply with ...
Stingless bees of Costa Rica
(Springer, 2012-11-19)
The keeping of stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) or meliponiculture is carried out in a rustic and traditional way in Costa Rica. This is an activity present in several regions of the country, especially among the ...
Costa rican pot-honey: Its medicinal use and antibacterial effect
(Springer, 2012-11-19)
There are very few records on the use of pot-honey by indigenous people of Costa Rica. Our evaluation concerns antimicrobial activity of honey samples from Tetragonisca angustula, Melipona beecheii and Apis mellifera, ...
Asociación entre abejas sin aguijón (Apidae, Meliponini) y la flora del bosque seco en la región norte de Guanacaste, Costa Rica
(Revista De Ciencias Ambientales, UNA, 2018-11-12)
Las abejas sin aguijón son importantes polinizadores en regiones tropicales y subtropicales; están asociadas a la flora que les proporciona alimento, sitios para anidamiento, resinas, savia y exudados. Se buscó determinar ...