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Investigadores avaliaram comunidades de abelhas e servi\u00e7os de poliniza\u00e7\u00e3o em sete explora\u00e7\u00f5es agr\u00edcolas: quatro com colmeias introduzidas de melipon\u00edneos e tr\u00eas sem colmeias.<br>Os resultados mostraram que as abelhas sem ferr\u00e3o geridas n\u00e3o s\u00e3o t\u00e3o atra\u00eddas pelas flores de tomate, e que a poliniza\u00e7\u00e3o foi realizada principalmente por abelhas selvagens.<br>Portanto, a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o e promo\u00e7\u00e3o de polinizadores selvagens em agroecossistemas org\u00e2nicos \u2013 especialmente atrav\u00e9s da gest\u00e3o de plantas n\u00e3o cultivadas \u2013 poder\u00e1 ser uma estrat\u00e9gia chave para a melhoria da produ\u00e7\u00e3o agr\u00edcola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ler o texto integral do documento <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13592-026-01250-y\" title=\"\">aqui<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Um novo estudo realizado no Brasil comparou os servi\u00e7os de poliniza\u00e7\u00e3o prestados por abelhas sem ferr\u00e3o (Melipona quadrifasciata) e abelhas selvagens em campos abertos de tomate org\u00e2nico. Os investigadores avaliaram as comunidades de abelhas e os servi\u00e7os de poliniza\u00e7\u00e3o em sete quintas: quatro com colmeias introduzidas de abelhas sem ferr\u00e3o e tr\u00eas sem colmeias.<br \/>\nOs resultados mostraram que as abelhas sem ferr\u00e3o geridas n\u00e3o s\u00e3o t\u00e3o atra\u00eddas pelas flores de tomate, e que a poliniza\u00e7\u00e3o foi realizada principalmente por abelhas selvagens.<br \/>\nPortanto, a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o e promo\u00e7\u00e3o de polinizadores selvagens em agroecossistemas org\u00e2nicos \u2013 especialmente atrav\u00e9s da gest\u00e3o de plantas n\u00e3o cultivadas \u2013 poder\u00e1 ser uma estrat\u00e9gia chave para a melhoria da produ\u00e7\u00e3o agr\u00edcola.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new study conducted in Brazil compared the pollination services provided by stingless bees (Melipona quadrifasciata) and wild bees in open fields of organic tomatoes. 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