Title:	Effect of agrochemicals on the pattern of visitation of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in melon (Cucumis melo) flowers in Brazilian Northeast.
Authors:	SIQUEIRA, K. M. M. RIBEIRO, M. de F. KIILL, L. H. P. COELHO, M. S. ARAUJO, D. C. S. GAMA, D. R. S. LIMA, JÚNIOR, I. O.
Affiliation:	MARCIA DE FATIMA RIBEIRO, CPATSA; LUCIA HELENA PIEDADE KIILL, CPATSA.
Date Issued:	2012
Citation:	Julius Kühn Archiv, n. 437, p. 180-183, 2012.
Description:	Lately pollinators of the main crops have presented a decline with considerable economic impacts. Among the probable causes of this problem is the inadequate use of pesticides, mainly in monocultures. The culture of melon (Cucumis melo) is dependent on pollination services by honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). However, agrochemicals are not applied with special care to the visitation of bees in cultivated areas at the irrigation pole of Petrolina-Juazeiro, located in Brazilian Northeast. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of agrochemicals pulverization on the pattern of visitation of honeybees to melon flowers.
Thesagro:	Melão Abelha Apis Mellifera Polinização
NAL Thesaurus:	Melons Honey bees Pollination
Keywords:	Agrotóxicos Biologia floral
ISBN:	10.5073/jka.2012.437.048
Notes:	Edição dos Proceedings of the 11 International Symposium Hazards of Pesticides to Bees, Wageningen, nov. 2011.
Type of Material:	Artigo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em anais de congresso (CPATSA)