Attractiveness test of sorghum bran protein feed with addition of essences for africanized bees

Authors

  • Altevir Paula de Medeiros Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande
  • Osvaldo Soares da Silva Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande
  • Aline Carla de Medeiros Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Thyago Araujo Gurjão Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Rosilene Agra da Silva Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Leonardo Souza do Prado Junior Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande
  • Ana Clara Roberto Ramalho de Andrade Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Adriano Cipriano de Sousa Junior Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Giliara Carol Diniz Gomes de Luna Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Antônio Fernandes Filho Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal
  • Velcijudith Fernandes Moreira Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande
  • Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande
  • Patrício Borges Maracajá Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, Campina Grande

Keywords:

Sorghum bran, Amarula, Protein

Abstract

The objective of this work is to evaluate the attractive effect of the feed produced from the semi-solid fermentation of sorghum bran (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) for bees of the (Africanized) species Apis mellifera. The tests were carried out in the Quichaba community, in the Xavier apiary, Mossoró-RN, where the bees were subjected to independent tests, not interfering with each other. For the attractiveness of Apis, the tests were carried out in a randomized experimental design with 10 treatments in triplicate, being the aromas: tutti-frutti, fennel, passion fruit, coffee, vanilla, strawberry, amarula, honey, lemon and witness (without aroma), the experiment was repeated for three consecutive days, always starting at 8:00 am. The tests followed the same parameters and repetitions used, however it was observed that for the bees the amarula essence had superior attractiveness to the other essences being succeeded by vanilla and lemon, which did not differ statistically from each other. The bees showed significant variance in relation to the time of the experiment, demonstrating that these insects have a kind of "memory" of the place of food, which can be caused by hormonal factors.

Published

2022-09-14

How to Cite

Medeiros, A. P. de, Silva, O. S. da, Medeiros, A. C. de, Gurjão, T. A., Silva, R. A. da, Prado Junior, L. S. do, Andrade, A. C. R. R. de, Sousa Junior, A. C. de, Luna, G. C. D. G. de, Fernandes Filho, A., Moreira, V. F., Medeiros, G. R. de, & Maracajá, P. B. (2022). Attractiveness test of sorghum bran protein feed with addition of essences for africanized bees. Caderno Verde De Agroecologia E Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 11(1), e9513. Retrieved from https://gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/CVADS/article/view/9513

Issue

Section

V EVENTO TÉCNICO-CIENTÍFICO DO FESTIVAL DO MEL DE SÃO JOSÉ DOS CORDEIROS

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