Stingless bees form perennial colonies of honey-making insects. The> 600 species of
stingless bees, mainly Neotropical, live throughout tropical latitudes. Foragers influence …

 Abstract Stingless bees (Meliponini) are a ubiquitous and diverse element of the pantropical
melittofauna, and have significant cultural and economic importance. This review outlines …

The highly social (eusocial) corbiculate bees, comprising the honey bees, bumble bees, and
stingless bees, are ubiquitous insect pollinators that fulfill critical roles in ecosystem services …

Stingless bees (Meliponini) are the largest and most diverse group of social bees, yet their
largely tropical distribution means that they are less studied than their relatives, the bumble …

Bees are important pollinators of wild and agricultural plants 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and there is
increasing evidence that many bee populations decline due to a combination of habitat loss …

Background: The stingless bee is a natural type of bee that exists in almost every continent.
The honey produced by this bee has been widely used across time and space. The …

Abstract Aim The tomato family Solanaceae is distributed on all major continents except
Antarctica and has its centre of diversity in South America. Its worldwide distribution …

Stingless bee honey has been reported to not meet the quality standards set for honey. In
response, researchers from Venezuela and Malaysia have proposed unique quality …

Two increasingly popular approaches to reconstruct the Tree of Life involve whole
transcriptome sequencing and the target capture of ultraconserved elements (UCEs). Both …

This chapter provides a general introduction to the tribe Meliponini or stingless bees. Their
position within the Apoidea and within the Aculeata is briefly summarized in the section …