Research Article

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

Table 3

Total number of incoming trips of nectar, pollen, and resin and the percentage of marked bees that performed these activities during the reproductive phase and reproductive diapause in colonies 1 and 2 of Plebeia remota.

Colony 1Colony 2
Total number of incoming trips% of marked bees performing the activityTotal number of incoming trips% of marked bees performing the activity

Reproductive phaseNectar123320.30153640.06
Pollen44060.3684830.32
Resin46606270

Reproductive diapauseNectar223168.0172912.76
Pollen9745.854720.21
Resin3491.7211140.09