Provide nest boxes for stingless bees

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Number of studies: 1
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One replicated trial tested nest boxes placed in trees for the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata in Brazil and found no uptake.

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Antonini & Martins (2003) erected 40 nest boxes (25 x 25 x 40 cm) for stingless bees on tree branches 3-5 m above ground, in pristine and degraded cerrado (grass/shrubland) in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in March 1999. None were occupied by any stingless bee colonies, although 48 natural nests were found in the 18 km2 study area. The lack of nest box uptake was thought to be due to an abundance of natural nest sites.
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Referenced paper
Antonini Y. & Martins R.P. (2003) The value of a tree species for a stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata. Journal of Insect Conservation, 7, 167-174.

Please cite as:

Dicks, L.V., Showler, D.A. & Sutherland, W.J. (2010) Bee conservation: evidence for the effects of interventions. Pelagic Publishing, Exeter, UK

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Bee Conservation

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