Managed Africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase Arabica coffee yields in southeastern Brazil
ABSTRACT Using managed pollinators to supplement the contributions of wild pollinators is a promising means to increase crop production and rural livelihoods sustainably. However, evidence of the efficacy of managed pollinators must be provided for many crops, especially in tropical regions. Herein,...
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| author | Joyce Mayra Volpini Almeida-Dias Alistair John Campbell Diego Moure-Oliveira Denise Araujo Alves Fernando Celso Longhim Quenzer Jenifer Dias Ramos Carlos Pamplona Rehder Guilherme Jorge Gomes de Sousa Andresa Aparecida Berretta Cristiano Menezes |
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| description | ABSTRACT Using managed pollinators to supplement the contributions of wild pollinators is a promising means to increase crop production and rural livelihoods sustainably. However, evidence of the efficacy of managed pollinators must be provided for many crops, especially in tropical regions. Herein, we introduced managed colonies, including Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera) and native stingless bees (Scaptotrigona spp.), in 23 coffee fields across a gradient of native forest cover in southeastern Brazil. We found coffee yield per bush increased by 16 % in coffee fields near managed colonies compared to more distant control fields. We detected positive effects for both managed bee species, though with higher variability for the native bee species due to low replication. Our study provides robust evidence that supplementing coffee farms with managed bee colonies can increase coffee yields and should stimulate further research and investment in bee supplementation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee9f6dc34261461bbcbcd70edd2a289e2025-08-20T01:57:01ZengUniversidade de São PauloScientia Agricola1678-992X2025-05-018210.1590/1678-992x-2023-0049Managed Africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase Arabica coffee yields in southeastern BrazilJoyce Mayra Volpini Almeida-Diashttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1916-5887Alistair John Campbellhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8163-6737Diego Moure-Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4266-0501Denise Araujo Alveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6525-427XFernando Celso Longhim Quenzerhttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-3781-2913Jenifer Dias Ramoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3424-5893Carlos Pamplona Rehderhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0252-9437Guilherme Jorge Gomes de Sousahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9378-3993Andresa Aparecida Berrettahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5719-1301Cristiano Menezeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8473-6298ABSTRACT Using managed pollinators to supplement the contributions of wild pollinators is a promising means to increase crop production and rural livelihoods sustainably. However, evidence of the efficacy of managed pollinators must be provided for many crops, especially in tropical regions. Herein, we introduced managed colonies, including Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera) and native stingless bees (Scaptotrigona spp.), in 23 coffee fields across a gradient of native forest cover in southeastern Brazil. We found coffee yield per bush increased by 16 % in coffee fields near managed colonies compared to more distant control fields. We detected positive effects for both managed bee species, though with higher variability for the native bee species due to low replication. Our study provides robust evidence that supplementing coffee farms with managed bee colonies can increase coffee yields and should stimulate further research and investment in bee supplementation.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162025000100701&lng=en&tlng=enApis melliferaApiniMeliponinicrop pollinationpollinator supplementation |
| spellingShingle | Joyce Mayra Volpini Almeida-Dias Alistair John Campbell Diego Moure-Oliveira Denise Araujo Alves Fernando Celso Longhim Quenzer Jenifer Dias Ramos Carlos Pamplona Rehder Guilherme Jorge Gomes de Sousa Andresa Aparecida Berretta Cristiano Menezes Managed Africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase Arabica coffee yields in southeastern Brazil Scientia Agricola Apis mellifera Apini Meliponini crop pollination pollinator supplementation |
| title | Managed Africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase Arabica coffee yields in southeastern Brazil |
| title_full | Managed Africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase Arabica coffee yields in southeastern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Managed Africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase Arabica coffee yields in southeastern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Managed Africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase Arabica coffee yields in southeastern Brazil |
| title_short | Managed Africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase Arabica coffee yields in southeastern Brazil |
| title_sort | managed africanized honey bees and native stingless bees increase arabica coffee yields in southeastern brazil |
| topic | Apis mellifera Apini Meliponini crop pollination pollinator supplementation |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162025000100701&lng=en&tlng=en |
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