Background In the America, from Mexico to Argentina, the genus Melipona has a great diversity of species, mainly in the Amazonian region, and a crucial pollination role. It is already well-known the importance of Brazilian stingless bees as pollinators, as well as producers of good honey, pollen, wax and propolis [1]. The present study is about the characterization of the mitochondrial genome o...

The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is a polyphagous species from eastern Asia, which has spread to America and Europe where it damages many crops. In recently colonized areas, facilitative interactions between H. halys native insects are poorly investigated. this study, we report for the first time facilitation of wasp ant feeding by in Europe. was related outflow plant exudates...

Bees are considered the main pollinating agents in different biomes; however, anthropic and environmental changes have led to occurrence of nests social species urban spaces. However, there is still little information about stingless bees these environments. This research carried out an inventory anthropized area. Nests were surveyed on campus Federal University Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Alm...

Abstract Background Aphidophagous syrphid, Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius) (Diptera: Syrphidae) is an effective predator of aphids that infest many agricultural and horticultural crops. Cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae), the natural host for culturing syrphid predator, I. . The present study was conducted to evaluate feeding development on seven species aphid hosts vi...