&lt;htm&gt;Ground corn collecting behavior by &lt;i&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/i&gt; L. workers as a possible risk to biocommunity health&lt;/htm&gt;

Sebastião Laroca

doi:10.5380/abp.v50i1-4.83254

Abstract

<htm>Ground corn collecting behavior by <i>Apis mellifera</i> L. workers as a possible risk to biocommunity health</htm>

Highlights

Based on the observation of workers visiting flowers of yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) and white sweet clover (Melilotus alba) to detect changes of behavior correlated with solar radiation
The data gathered and its treatment included: measures of time of walks on the corn product as well as the time spent flying over the dishes; statistical comparisons between corn products of different color; and those parameters reflecting the granularity of the corn — fine and coarser ground corn (Table 1)
EXPERIMENT 1 (Table 2) — In this experiment fine yellow ground corn was used

Summary

Introduction

Based on the observation of workers visiting flowers of yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) and white sweet clover (Melilotus alba) to detect changes of behavior correlated with solar radiation. In addition we observed the time spent by the workers on fine ground corn and coarser corn, as well as the hovering time spent above the dishs containing the corn.

Results

Conclusion