Floral visitors of early clones of eucalyptus urograndis (Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla), and nectar characteristics as an indicative of beekeeping potential / Visitantes florais de clones precoces do eucalipto urograndis (Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla) e as características de néctar como indicativo de seu potencial apícola

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2010

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The community of insect flower visitors of eucalyptus urograndis clones (Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla) was studied in an plantation located at Areão farm, in Piracicaba, São Paulo state, Brazil (22° 41 41 S e 47° 38 53 W ). Weekly collections were conducted using hand net during the bloom periods of 2007 and 2008 in order to characterize the potential for beekeeping by determining the associated apifauna and the nectar characteristics produced by the flowers.The anthophilous community in the two-year survey was represented by 29,492 individuals belonging to 6 orders, 21 families, 43 genera and 52 species. The apidofauna was represented by 24,882 individuals belonging to 11 genera and 10 species. The Africanized honey bee Apis mellifera. This species was the most effective visitor throughout the survey (80.96%) followed by the syrphid Ornidia obesa (5.29%) and the mantispid Zeugomantispa virescens (4.26%). The diversity (H) and equitability (E) indices were different between the two surveys showing that species distribution was more uniform in the collecting of 2007 when compared to the 2008. Among the other dominant species, the bees Trigona spinipes (Irapuá bee), Tetragonisca angustula (jataí bee), and Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Iraí bee) were the main ones. The differences found between some clones were possibly influenced by the height of some plants.

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açúcares flores. bees eucalipto flowers. sugars clonagem cloning eucalyptus abelhas

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