A scientific note on the use of stingless bees for commercial pollination in enclosures
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2000
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Slaa, Ester Judith
Sánchez Chaves, Luis Alejandro
Sandí, Miriam
Salazar, William
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INRA/DIB/AGIB/EDP Sciences
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Las abejas sin aguijón se consideran polinizadores muy importantes en los trópicos, y se sabe que polinizan eficazmente al menos los cultivos. Sin embargo, rara vez se utilizan para la polinización comercial. Hasta donde sabemos, solo se ha publicado un estudio que utiliza abejas sin aguijón para la polinización de cultivos. En ese estudio, Nannotrigona testaceicornis se utilizó con éxito para polinizar fresas en un invernadero en Japón. Hay varias ventajas que pueden hacer que las abejas sin aguijón sean más adecuadas para la polinización de ciertos cultivos que la abeja melífera comúnmente utilizada.
Stingless bees are considered to be very important pollinators in the tropics, and they are known to effectively pollinate at least crops. Nevertheless, they are seldomly used for commercial pollination. To our knowledge, only one study has been published using stingless bees for crop pollination. In that study, Nannotrigona testaceicornis was used successfully to pollinate strawberries in a greenhouse in Japan. There are several advantages that might make stingless bees more suitable for the pollination of certain crops than the commonly used honeybee.
Stingless bees are considered to be very important pollinators in the tropics, and they are known to effectively pollinate at least crops. Nevertheless, they are seldomly used for commercial pollination. To our knowledge, only one study has been published using stingless bees for crop pollination. In that study, Nannotrigona testaceicornis was used successfully to pollinate strawberries in a greenhouse in Japan. There are several advantages that might make stingless bees more suitable for the pollination of certain crops than the commonly used honeybee.
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ABEJAS, POLINIZACIÓN, ABEJAS SIN AGUIJÓN, BEES, POLLINATION, STINGLESS BEES