Title:	Frequency and foraging behavior of Apis mellifera in two melon hybrids in Juazeiro, state of Bahia, Brazil.
Authors:	KIILL, L. H. P. SIQUEIRA, K. M. M. COELHO, M. S. SILVA, T. A. GAMA, D. R. S. ARAÚJO, D. C. S. PEREIRA NETO, J.
Affiliation:	LUCIA HELENA PIEDADE KIILL, CPATSA; KÁTIA M. M. SIQUEIRA, Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Estado da Bahia - UNEB; MÁRCIA S. COELHO, Bolsista DTI/CNPq; TAMIRES A. SILVA, Bolsista Funbio - MMA/FAO; DIEGO R. S. GAMA, Bolsista CNPq; DIEGO C. S. ARAÚJO, Bolsista CNPq; JOAQUIM PEREIRA NETO, Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Estado da Bahia - UNEB.
Date Issued:	2014
Citation:	Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v. 86, n. 4, p. 2049-2055, 2014.
Description:	The study was carried out to verify if there are differences in foraging frequency and behavior of Apis mellifera in two melon hybrids (10:00 ? Yellow melon? and Sancho - Piel de Sapo) in the municipality of Juazeiro, state of Bahia, Brazil. The frequency, behavior of visitors and the floral resource foraged were registered from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm. There was a significant difference in the frequency of visits when comparing hydrids (F = 103.74, p <0.0001), floral type (F = 47.25, p <0.0001) and resource foraged (F = 239.14, p <0.0001). The flowers of Sancho were more attractive to A. mellifera when compared with hybrid 10:00, which may be correlated to the morphology and floral resources available. This could be solved with scaled planting, avoiding the overlapping of flowering of both types.
Thesagro:	Melão Polinização Abelha Inseto Apis Mellifera Cucumis Melo Néctar Pólen
Keywords:	Biologia floral Melon
DOI:	10.1590/0001-3765201420130376
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATSA)