STINGLESS BEES

I noticed them for the first time in Myanmar (Burma) in 2004, covered with taro pollen. Here are some leads to information about stingless bees:

Brisbane Insects and Spiders

 

In the Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago of Myanmar, "Pwenyet" the resinous nest of the Trigona laeviceps, or dammer bee, makes valuable caulking for boats when mixed with earth - oil ( www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp1996/12-96/mye.htm as retrieved by Google on 20 Dec 2004 18:12:05 GMT):

 

Other insects reported on taro include Aspidiella hartii, and artropod that is primarily associated with yams.

 

Pests on taro include the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata

Ecology

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Stadt Klima - City Climate research website based in Germany (German and English).

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