{"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\/prt\/malta-an-island-for-endemic-honey-bee-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta: Uma ilha para a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da abelha mel\u00edfera nativa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A ilha de Comino, em Malta, se tornar\u00e1 o local oficial de conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da abelha maltesa.,&nbsp;<em>Apis mellifera ruttneri<\/em>. O Minist\u00e9rio da Agricultura designou esta pequena ilha, localizada entre Malta e Gozo, como uma \u00e1rea protegida para a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o desta abelha end\u00eamica, que foi declarada inseto nacional de Malta em 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 as atividades de apicultura na ilha ser\u00e3o regulamentadas para proteger a identidade gen\u00e9tica desta abelha. Comino tamb\u00e9m se tornar\u00e1 o centro de opera\u00e7\u00f5es do novo Programa de Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o e Expans\u00e3o da Abelha Melro de Malta, que visa fortalecer os programas de reprodu\u00e7\u00e3o de rainhas locais e melhorar a pesquisa cient\u00edfica e o monitoramento.&nbsp;<em>Apis mellifera ruttneri<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leia mais nos meios de comunica\u00e7\u00e3o locais <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\">aqui<\/a><\/strong> e <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofmalta.com\/article\/comino-protected-breeding-area-maltese-honeybee.1137002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aqui<\/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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