{"id":6111,"date":"2026-11-13T08:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=6111"},"modified":"2026-11-13T08:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:30:29","slug":"malta-an-island-for-endemic-honey-bee-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/esp\/malta-an-island-for-endemic-honey-bee-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta: Una isla para la conservaci\u00f3n de la abeja melipona end\u00e9mica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La isla de Comino, en Malta, se convertir\u00e1 en el lugar oficial de conservaci\u00f3n de la abeja melipona maltese.,&nbsp;<em>Apis mellifera ruttneri<\/em>. El Ministerio de Agricultura ha designado esta peque\u00f1a isla, situada entre Malta y Gozo, como \u00e1rea protegida para la conservaci\u00f3n de esta abeja melipona end\u00e9mica, que fue declarada insecto nacional de Malta en 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps-1536x803.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps-1320x690.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todas las actividades de apicultura en la isla estar\u00e1n reguladas para proteger la identidad gen\u00e9tica de esta abeja. Comino tambi\u00e9n se convertir\u00e1 en la sede del nuevo Programa de Conservaci\u00f3n y Expansi\u00f3n de la Abeja de Cacao de Malta, que tiene como objetivo fortalecer los programas de cr\u00eda de hembras locales y mejorar la investigaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica y la vigilancia de la&nbsp;<em>Apis mellifera ruttneri<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lea m\u00e1s en los medios locales <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.com.mt\/articles\/2026-11-12\/local\/Comino-to-be-established-as-a-protected-zone-for-the-cultivation-of-the-Maltese-honeybee-6736294586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong> y <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofmalta.com\/article\/comino-protected-breeding-area-maltese-honeybee.1137002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The island of Comino, in Malta, will become the official conservation site for the Maltese honey bee,\u00a0Apis mellifera ruttneri. 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