Pollen and propolis collecting by male stingless bees (hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-50

  Boongird, Somnuk ^a   Michener, Charles D ^b  

^a RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisopodal; Heterotrigona; Isopodal; Mating; Meliponini; Pollen; Propolis; Tetragonula; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BEE; DRY SEASON; MALE; MATE LOCATION; NEST; POLLEN; RESIN; WORKER CASTE;

THAILAND;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HETEROTRIGONA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 77951062104     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/JKES0810.20.1     Document Type: Article

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