QUEIROGA, V. P. P.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2042608186801765; QUEIROGA, Vicente de Paula Pires.
Résumé:
With the significant growth of beekeeping in our country, there have been many accidents
involving the attack of Africanized bees. To evaluate the levei of aggressiveness
of Africanized bees fed and not fed artificially according to the time of day, associated
with temperatura, it was aimed to determine the best time managemont of
hivos in the city of Sousa - PB. The work was performed in the apiary collective Honey
Producers Association of St. Joseph of Lake Zoo - APROMEL in the district of
Riacho dos Gatos, Sousa - PB. Samples were collected at three times, first in the
early morning of 7: 00 to 9: 00 pm, the second early afternoon from 12:00 to 14:00
hours and the third in the afternoon from 15:00 to 17:00. Was observed the Time to
first sting to occur in a suede 5 x 5 cm diameter gray color, number of stings left in
suede, Weather fury of the bees, number of bees that attack is the suede that prides
itself with a string in a cylindrical plastic adaptar, which was closed after 60 seconds
and counted the number of bens that attacked. The average time of between 3 and
infuriating was 3.4 seconds at a temperature of 38 'C. The time of first occurrence of
the sting was inversely proportional to temperatura increases. The average distante
of attack was 412.30 t 183.2 meters of persecution. The time to calm the bees was
40.40 t 1 1 .28 minutes. The amount of bees that attackod the natural enemy in time
of l minute averaged 59.40 t 37.65 bees.
