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Population patterns of two generalist forager bees on canola: effects of sowing season, plant genotype, meteorological factors, and coabundance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2024

Eduardo Engel Open the ORCID record for Eduardo Engel [Opens in a new window] ,
Ana Lúcia de Paula Ribeiro ,
Alessandro Dal’Col Lúcio ,
Mauricio Paulo Batistella Pasini ,
Rafael Pivotto Bortolotto  and
Wesley Augusto Conde Godoy Open the ORCID record for Wesley Augusto Conde Godoy [Opens in a new window]
Eduardo Engel*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Acarology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture - ESALQ/USP, 13418-900, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Ana Lúcia de Paula Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Entomology Laboratory, Farroupilha Federal Institute, Campus São Vicente do Sul, 97420-000, Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Alessandro Dal’Col Lúcio
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Mauricio Paulo Batistella Pasini
Affiliation:
University of Cruz Alta, Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Rafael Pivotto Bortolotto
Affiliation:
University of Cruz Alta, Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Wesley Augusto Conde Godoy
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Acarology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture - ESALQ/USP, 13418-900, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
*
Corresponding author: Eduardo Engel; Email: agron.engel@gmail.com
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Abstract

Canola, Brassica napus Linnaeus var. oleifera, is one of the main oilseeds grown in the world. Pollination is required to ensure an acceptable yield. Among the main bee pollinators (Hymenoptera: Apidae) occurring in canola in southern Brazil are Apis mellifera (Linnaeus) (Apidae: Apini) and Trigona spinipes (Fabricius) (Apidae: Meliponini). Plant genotype, sowing season, meteorological factors, and abundance of competitors can influence the foraging rate of A. mellifera and T. spinipes in canola, which will impact yield. We evaluated the effect of plant genotype, sowing season, and meteorological factors on the abundance of foraging bees, as well as their coabundance and impacts on canola yield. Under the conditions of the study, we did not observe significant variation between genotypes and sowing season on bee abundance and canola yield. We note that the impact of temperature and relative humidity are important predictors of abundance of A. mellifera and T. spinipes. The temperature and relative humidity effects, however, differed according to bee species. Coabundance patterns indicated no evidence of competitive exclusion. Higher canola yields were obtained when both bee species had high population abundance.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 156 , 2024 , e1
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