Parâmetros climáticos, de qualidade do ar e de desempenho em enxames de abelhas canudos (Scaptotrigona sp.) nidificadas em diferentes materiais.

Abstract

Brazil stands out as one of the countries with a great diversity of native social bee species, popularly known as indigenous stingless bees or meliponines. The native bee, popularly known as abelha canudo [straw bee], is still little known, both in terms of its feeding behavior and its general biology. Therefore, this work aimed to compare the air quality in hives with the following construction materials (wood, plastic and styrofoam concrete). The study was carried out at the meliponary in the municipality of Campina Grande – PB, under 25 swarms of straw bees in 25 IPA-type boxes, populated with bees where: 5 wooden boxes; 5 boxes of concrete + styrofoam. Compared to 25 boxes not populated with bees: 5 wooden boxes; 5 plastic boxes; 5 boxes of concrete + styrofoam. Assessments were carried out on Mondays and Thursdays, for 53 weeks, totaling 100 readings. Equipment used for measurements: KKmoon Digital Display Air Quality Analyzer Monitor, this detector can test PM2.5, PM10, HCHO, TVOC, CO and CO2; Temtop M2000 2nd CO2 air quality monitor for PM2.5 PM10 CO2 HCHO particles, temperature and humidity display, data export, Thermometer with Relative Air Humidity Meter and Clock – Matsuri- Portable meterological station with SWH1170 Remote Sensor and Hand -Held Air Quality Detector Model: M2000 Temtop PM2.5 PM10 Particles CO2 HCHO Temperature Humidity Monitor Office Home Air Quality Testing. Statistical part, the normality test was carried out using Shapiro-Wilk, then the Kruscal-Wallis test was applied and finally the Wilcoxon test was applied and we had the following conclusion: Boxes containing concrete + styrofoam showed better performance in terms of air quality.