Research Article

Foraging Activity in Plebeia remota, a Stingless Bees Species, Is Influenced by the Reproductive State of a Colony

Table 1

Mean, minimum, and maximum temperatures (°C) and relative humidity (%) during the reproductive phase and reproductive diapause.

Colony 1Colony 2

Reproductive phaseTemperatureMean24.5°C ± 3.1°C24.5°C ± 3.1°C
Minimum17.5°C17.8°C
Maximum32.4°C32.4°C
Relative humidityMean64.6%  ± 15.2%64.8%  ± 15.4%
Minimum26.3%24.5%
Maximum93.3%93.3%

Reproductive diapauseTemperatureMean20.0°C ± 3.2°C19.9°C  ± 3.2°C
Minimum11.3°C11.6°C
Maximum27.0°C26.7°C
Relative humidityMean58.0%  ± 15.4%58.2%  ± 15.3%
Minimum28.3%27.9%
Maximum95.2%96.0%