Fifty years have passed since the first descriptions of the “floral oil syndrome” by Stefan
Vogel. Over those past decades, substantial knowledge was obtained mainly on the …

A detailed synopsis of all the orchid-bee species known to occur in the Atlantic Forest
Domain, eastern Brazil, is provided, including synonymy, complete type data, diagnoses …

The need for basic information on tropical crop pollinators remains a key priority. Here, we
used a dataset on Brazilian bee-crop interactions to determine important bee species for …

Habitat complexity is directly correlated to insect diversity in most natural environments.
Structural complexity reflects an increase in vertical stratification and plant diversity and …

The species diversity and community structure of trap-nesting bees in the Parque Municipal
das Araucárias in Southern Brazil was studied during 2 years. Three different habitats …

A fauna de abelhas da Mata com Araucária foi inventariada no entorno de um fragmento no
município de Porto União, SC. Foram realizadas coletas mensais entre outubro/2005 e …

Cavity-nesting bees are enigmatic because they are difficult to observe in the wild, hence
trap-nests (man-made cavities) provide the means by which these bees may be studied …

Megachile Latreille is a conspicuous genus of solitary bees distributed worldwide. However,
the biology of tropical species is still little known. We present data on biology of Megachile …

The nesting biology of the leafcutting bee Megachile (Pseudocentron) gomphrenoides
Vachal (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) was studied in an agro-ecosystem in the Province of …

The use of trap nests supplies important biological information concerning the biology of
bees and wasps. However, the knowledge about the factors that influence the management …