Effect of Bait Nest Position on Catching Stingless Bee Species

Rodrigues, Gabriela PuhlRodrigues, Miria Teresinha PuhlRodrigues, Reginaldo Acylino de MouraOliveira, Jânio AlvesKiefer, CharlesBarreto, Lidia Maria Ruv CarelliBelisario, Denise de Lima

The present research was carried out with the objective of evaluating the effect of the position of bait nests in the capture of stingless bee species. The experiment was carried out in the rural area of the municipality of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, from May 2022 to September 2022. Thirty bait nests were used, distributed in a randomized block design, with two treatments (A: bait nests set at one meter above the ground, and B: bait nests buried in the ground), with 15 repetitions per treatment. The position of the bait-nest influenced (p<0.05) the success in capturing stingless bee species, with treatment B, with the baits buried in the ground, significantly superior to treatment A, with the baits set at one meter tall.(AU)

1. meliponiculture
2. Jataí
3. passive capture
4. Mandaguari-preta
5. swarming