ESTIMATING COLONIES OF PLEBEIA DRORYANA (FRIESE, 1900) (HYMENOPTERA, APIDAE, MELIPONINI): ADULTS, BROOD AND NEST STRUCTURE

Estimating colonies of Plebeia droryana (Friese, 1900) (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): adults, brood and nest structure

Estimate of stingless bee colonies including nest structures and quantitative brood and adult individuals are scarce.Here, we describe a new approach to estimate colonial parameters from nest structure, adults and brood.We used Griller Door Spring five colonies of Plebeia droryana (Friese, 1900) to evaluate colony size and weight of adult and brood

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