Floral visitors of canola (Brassica napus L.) hybrids in Cerrado Mineiro region, Brazil

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to verify floral visitors of canola in the Triângulo Mineiro region, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A completely randomized plot design with two hybrids and 10 replicates was used, totaling 20 plots. The survey of floral visitors was made during 10 days. Faunal analyses of the collected species were performed based on frequency, constancy, dominance, and diversity. A total of 2,676 individuals belonging to 13 species of bees of two families (Apidae and Halictidae) were collected. The diversity index found among hybrids was similar (1.28 in hybrid 61 and 1.50 in hybrid 433). The species Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Paratrigona lineata (Lepeletier, 1836) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), and Trigona spinipes (Fabricius, 1793) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) were the most abundant and constant in the crops during all the evaluated days for both hybrids. So, it is important that efforts be made to conserve natural areas close to crops in order to provide resources for the permanence of floral visitors in the area.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fuzaro,Leandro, Andaló,Vanessa, Carvalho,Stephan Malfitano, Silva,Flávia Andrea Nery, Carvalho,Fabio Janoni, Rabelo,Laíce Souza
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Biológico 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572019000100223
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