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Nest-specific composition of the trail pheromone of the stingless bee Trigona corvina within populations
(Springer, 2012)
Social insects have evolved highly developed communication systems, enabling them to coordinate complex interactions in their colonies. Pheromones play a major role in the coordination of many tasks. In Trigona corvina, a ...
An unusual recruitment strategy in a mass-recruiting stingless bee, Partamona orizabaensis
(Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2016-07-13)
Foragers of several stingless bee species deposit attractive scent marks on solid substrates to precisely recruit nestmates to food. Interestingly, Partamona workers quickly recruit large numbers of nest mates to resources, ...
Physicochemical differentiation of stingless bee honeys from Costa Rica
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2021-04-06)
We characterized Tetragonisca angustula and Melipona beecheii honeys produced in Costa Rica according to their physical and chemical properties. Moreover, we found critical parameters that distinguish the honeys from each ...