Recent advances in the chemical composition of propolis

S Huang, CP Zhang, K Wang, GQ Li, FL Hu - Molecules, 2014‏ - mdpi.com
Propolis is a honeybee product with broad clinical applications. Current literature describes
that propolis is collected from plant resins. From a systematic database search, 241 …

[HTML][HTML] Resin use by stingless bees: A review

M Shanahan, M Spivak - Insects, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Stingless bees (Meliponini) are highly social bees that are native to tropical and sub-tropical
ecosystems. Resin use is vital to many aspects of stingless bee colony function. Stingless …

Beyond flowers: including non-floral resources in bee conservation schemes

F Requier, SD Leonhardt - Journal of Insect Conservation, 2020‏ - Springer
Land-use change and habitat loss have profoundly disturbed the resource availability for
many organisms in farmlands, including bees. To counteract the resulting decline of bees …

A morphologically specialized soldier caste improves colony defense in a neotropical eusocial bee

C Grüter, C Menezes, VL Imperatriz-Fonseca… - Proceedings of the …, 2012‏ - pnas.org
Division of labor among workers is common in insect societies and is thought to be important
in their ecological success. In most species, division of labor is based on age (temporal …

Functional resin use in solitary bees

SX Chui, A Keller, SD Leonhardt - Ecological Entomology, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
1. Overall, more than 30% of bee species depend on non‐floral resources, such as resin.
However, the importance of resin in bee ecology, particularly for solitary bees, has received …

Chemical ecology of stingless bees

SD Leonhardt - Journal of chemical ecology, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Meliponini) represent a highly diverse group
of social bees confined to the world's tropics and subtropics. They show a striking diversity of …

Chemical profiling, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of Indian stingless bees propolis samples

DM Kasote, MV Pawar, SS Gundu… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
In India, stingless bee propolis has not yet been received commercial importance due to lack
of information about its chemical composition and health benefits. Therefore, herein, we …

Diversity matters: how bees benefit from different resin sources

N Drescher, HM Wallace, M Katouli, CF Massaro… - Oecologia, 2014‏ - Springer
Biodiverse environments provide a variety of resources that can be exploited by consumers.
While many studies revealed a positive correlation between biodiversity and consumer …

Cerumen of Australian stingless bees (Tetragonula carbonaria): gas chromatography-mass spectrometry fingerprints and potential anti-inflammatory properties

FC Massaro, PR Brooks, HM Wallace, FD Russell - Naturwissenschaften, 2011‏ - Springer
Cerumen, or propolis, is a mixture of plant resins enriched with bee secretions. In Australia,
stingless bees are important pollinators that use cerumen for nest construction and possibly …

The role of propolis as a natural product with potential gastric cancer treatment properties: A systematic review

N Rivera-Yañez, PA Ruiz-Hurtado, CR Rivera-Yañez… - Foods, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Gastric cancer is one of the most common, aggressive, and invasive types of malignant
neoplasia. It ranks fifth for incidence and fourth for prevalence worldwide. Products of natural …