title: Frequency and foraging behavior of Apis mellifera in two melon hybrids in Juazeiro, state of Bahia, Brazil.
abstract: The study was carried out to verify if there are differences in foraging frequency and behavior of Apis mellifera in two melon hybrids (10:00 - 'Yellow melon' and Sancho -'Piel de Sapo') in the municipality of Juazeiro, state of Bahia, Brazil. The frequency, behavior of visitors and the floral resource foraged were registered from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm. There was a significant difference in the frequency of visits when comparing hydrids (F = 103.74, p <0.0001), floral type (F = 47.25, p <0.0001) and resource foraged (F = 239.14, p <0.0001). The flowers of Sancho were more attractive to A. mellifera when compared with hybrid 10:00, which may be correlated to the morphology and floral resources available. This could be solved with scaled planting, avoiding the overlapping of flowering of both types.
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Semiárido, Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lúcia H P
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Kiill
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Estado da Bahia/UNEB, Campus III, Juazeiro, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Kátia M M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Siqueira
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Semiárido, Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcia S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.affiliation: Embrapa Semiárido, Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tamires A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Estado da Bahia/UNEB, Campus III, Juazeiro, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Diego R S
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gama
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Estado da Bahia/UNEB, Campus III, Juazeiro, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Diego C S
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Tecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Estado da Bahia/UNEB, Campus III, Juazeiro, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pereira Neto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D001938:Brazil; D002678:Chimera; D019662:Cucurbitaceae; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D054817:Pollination / Q000502:physiology