Flower resources used by the native Bombus atratus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) bumblebee under greenhouse and open field conditions in the Sabana de Bogotá, Colombia ; Recursos florales utilizados por el abejorro nativo Bombus atratus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) bajo condiciones de invernadero y campo abierto en la Sabana de Bogotá, Colombia ; Recursos florais utilizados pela mamangava nativa Bombus atratus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) sob condições de estufa e campo aberto na savana de Bogotá, Colômbia

The Bombus atratus native bumblebee is an important pollinator of agricultural interest crops. The study of their biology and their breeding in captivity has been the research topic of our group for more than a decade. Until now, the sources of food resources used by the colonies raised under the protocol of the research group were unknown, which is why this work was carried out. Colonies were located in the greenhouse and in the open field. A total of 105 pollen loads from worker corbiculae were collected: 85 from the greenhouse condition and twenty from the open field condition, which were p... Mehr ...