Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with Metals

• Published in: Sociobiology (Chico, CA) Vol. 65; no. 4; p. 727
• Main Authors: Nascimento, Andreia Santos do, Chambó, Emerson Dechechi, Oliveira, Daiane De Jesus, Andrade, Brunelle Ramos, Bonsucesso, Josemario Santana, Lopes de Carvalho, Carlos Alfredo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 01.10.2018
• Subjects: bioindicators; environmental pollution; ICP OES; Melipona scutellaris; Meliponini

Melipona scutellaris (Apidae, Meliponini) is one of the main species of stingless bees used in beekeeping in the Northeast of Brazil. We examined the honey from M. scutellaris as an indicator to evaluate the levels of metals at sampling sites subject to a broad spectrum of environmental pollutants....