Ninhos racionais para mamangava (Xylocopa frontalis) na polinização do maracujá-amarelo (Passiflora edulis)
Ninhos racionais para mamangava (Xylocopa frontalis) na polinização do maracujá-amarelo (Passiflora edulis)
B. M. Freitas,J. M. D. O. Filho
TLDR
The present work investigated the use in passionfruit plantations of a model of rational nesting box for carpenter bees suggested by FREITAS & OLIVEIRA FILHO (2001) and showed that the model showed good results.
Abstract
Brazil is the largest producer of passionfruit (Passiflora edulis) in the world, but holds low fruit productivity due to the lack of natural pollinators such as carpenter bees (Xylocopa spp.) in cultivated areas. The present work investigated the use in passionfruit plantations of a model of rational nesting box for carpenter bees suggested by FREITAS & OLIVEIRA FILHO (2001). Results showed that the