Introduced Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Reduce Pollination Success without Affecting the Floral Resource Taken by Native Pollinators

• Published in: Biotropica Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 371 - 376
• Main Authors: do Carmo, Roselaini Mendes, Villaron Franceschinelli, Edivani, da Silveira, Fernando Amaral
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation 01.09.2004
• Subjects: Apis mellifera; Brazil; campo rupestre; Clusia; Clusia arrudae; dioecy; Eufriesea nigrohirta; Euglossa; female flowers; females; flower visitation; Flowering; Flowers; fruiting; fruits; Honey bees; indigenous species; Insect pollination; interspecific competition; introduced species; male fitness; Male flowers; males; Plant reproduction; Plants; Pollen; Pollinating insects; Pollination; pollinators; seed set; species; Tropical Biology; tropical plants; Brazil

Detrimental effects of introduced honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) on native plant pollination have been predicted based on their observed deterrence or expulsion of native pollinators or their depletion of floral resources. Here, a case is reported in which floral visitation by the introduced honeybee...