Avaliação da agressividade de abelhas africanizadas (Apis Mellifera L.) associadas à hora do dia e a temperatura no município de Pombal – PB.

Abstract

Beekeeping has emerged in recent years, and beekeepers are seeking ways to deal with the aggressiveness of bees due to numerous accidents involving the attack of Africanized bees, especially with people who manage this activity in insects it is necessary apícola. Por conducting research involving these parameters. Therefore, assessing the aggressiveness of Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera) under different ambient temperatures in the municipality of Pombas, PB. The survey was conducted in the site banner at the municipality of Pombal - PB. We made the following observations: Time to first sting occurs in a suede 5x5 cm diameter gray colorl Number of stings left in suede, infuriating time for the bees, number of bees that attack is the suede that prides itself on a string Boleira an adapter in a plastic, which was closed after 60 seconds and counted the numbers of bees that will attack. In addition. we measured the distance that the observer bees chased after that start to walk away from the colony at normal speed, 60 seconds after the chamois was presented and the time to calm the bees in the colony during the first 60 seconds test. Taking into account all the aspects considered among the tomes evaluated, bees were angry faster, faster tock attacked and longer periods of persecution occurred in the time 15hs to 17hsl bees settled down quickly from 07h to 10 aml The largest numbers of bates occurred in the 07hs IOhs and 12hs to 14hs.