A new technique in the excavation of ground-nest bee burrows (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
Rev. bras. entomol
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62(1): 1-4, Jan.-Mar. 2018. graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Bees have a diversified natural history, thus the methods applied to study such diversity are varied. When it comes to studies of nesting biology, bees which nest in pre-existing cavities have been reasonably well studied since researchers started using trap-nests. However, bees whose nests are built underground are poorly studied due to the difficulty of finding natural nesting areas and the absence of a method that facilitates bee nest excavation. The latter is evidenced by the lack of accurate descriptions in literature of how nests are excavated. In this study we tested cylindrical rubber refills of eraser pen as a new material to be used as a tracer of underground nest galleries in a natural nesting area of two species of Epicharis Klug, 1807 (Apidae). We compared this technique directly with plaster in powder form mixed with water and our results with other methodological studies describing alternative methods and materials. The rubber refill technique overcame the main issues presented by materials such as plaster, molten metal alloys and bioplastic, namely death of the organisms by high temperatures and/or formation of plugs and materials unduly following the roots inside the galleries.
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Rev. bras. entomol
Assunto da revista:
Biologia
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Brasil
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Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad Católica del Maule/CL
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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