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 1 | Colony 2 |
| Reproductive phase | Temperature | Mean | 24.5°C ± 3.1°C | 24.5°C ± 3.1°C | Minimum | 17.5°C | 17.8°C | Maximum | 32.4°C | 32.4°C | Relative humidity | Mean | 64.6% ± 15.2% | 64.8% ± 15.4% | Minimum | 26.3% | 24.5% | Maximum | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| Reproductive diapause | Temperature | Mean | 20.0°C ± 3.2°C | 19.9°C ± 3.2°C | Minimum | 11.3°C | 11.6°C | Maximum | 27.0°C | 26.7°C | Relative humidity | Mean | 58.0% ± 15.4% | 58.2% ± 15.3% | Minimum | 28.3% | 27.9% | Maximum | 95.2% | 96.0% |
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