The Cavity-Nesting Bee Guild (Apoidea) in a Neotropical Sandy Coastal Plain

Authors

  • Patricia Oliveira Rebouças Universidade do Estado da Bahia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3986-7045
  • Cândida Aguiar UEFS
  • Vinina Ferreira UNIVASF
  • Geni Sodré UFRB
  • Carlos Carvalho UFRB
  • Miriam Gimenes UEFS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v65i4.3339

Keywords:

Centris, Euglossa, trap-nests, Tetrapedia, nesting biology.

Abstract

Some solitary bees establish their nests in preexisting cavities. Such nesting behavior facilitates the investigation of their life history, as well as the monitoring of their populations in natural, semi-natural and cropped habitats. This study aimed to evaluate the acceptance of artificial substrates by cavity-nesting bees in a heterogeneous landscape. We investigated the percentage of occupation of the different trap-nests, the monthly fluctuations in the nesting activity, offspring sex ratio, mortality and parasitism, in two phytophysiognomies: herbaceous-shrub restinga (site 1) and arboreal restinga (site 2). We used as trap-nests, bamboo canes, large and small straws of cardboard inserted into solid wooden blocks. Five bee species established 193 nests, from which 386 adults emerged. Centris tarsata Smith was the most abundant species. Large straws were signifi cantly more occupied than small straws (χ² = 19.951; df = 1; p < 0.0001). Offspring mortality rate for unknown reasons was signifi cant diff erent between sites, 11% (site 1) and 20% (site 2) (χ² = 4.203; df = 1; p = 0.04). The cavity-nesting bee guild had similar composition in both phytophysiognomies, there was a similar rate of occupation of trap-nests in both sites, as well as dominance of C. tarsata nests. Offspring mortality and parasites attack rates seem to be the more distinctive aspects between the herbaceous shrub and arboreal restinga sampled. Our study indicated that remnant fragments of coastal native habitats may be important nesting sites for the maintenance of bee populations, some of which have been indicated as candidates for management as pollinators of cultivated plants in Brazil.

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Author Biographies

Patricia Oliveira Rebouças, Universidade do Estado da Bahia

Laboratório de Entomologia

Cândida Aguiar, UEFS

Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Lab. Entomologia

Geni Sodré, UFRB

PPGCA (Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Agrárias)

Carlos Carvalho, UFRB

PPGCA (Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Agrárias)

Miriam Gimenes, UEFS

Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Lab. Entomologia

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2018-10-11

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Rebouças, P. O., Aguiar, C., Ferreira, V., Sodré, G., Carvalho, C., & Gimenes, M. (2018). The Cavity-Nesting Bee Guild (Apoidea) in a Neotropical Sandy Coastal Plain. Sociobiology, 65(4), 706–713. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v65i4.3339

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Research Article - Bees