ReviewInsects2021
Resin Use by Stingless Bees: A Review.
Review in Insects, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.
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Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed.
- Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Geopropolis From Four Melipona Species From the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
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- ComparativeMagnetic resonance in chemistry : MRC · 2026Article
- Indigenous knowledge-based production practices and utilization of stingless bee honey in humid Afromontane Forest zones of the Southwest and Semi-Arid Forest zone of Ethiopia.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2026Article
- Experimental evidence for the absence of a functional gut microbiome in the solitary bee Megachile tosticauda.FEMS microbiology letters · 2026Article
- Distinct colony niches shape associated microbiotas in Neotropical stingless bees.Genetics and molecular biology · 2026Article
- Spatially organized chemical defences shape microbial communities in honey bee colonies.ISME communications · 2026Article
- A propolis-rich hive environment affects redox gene expression and gut microbiota at the individual and social level in honey bees.FEMS microbes · 2026Article
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- Therapeutic Potential of Propolis in Preclinical Models of Cancer and Infectious Diseases: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Quality assessment and chemical diversity of Australian propolis from Tetragonula carbonaria and Tetragonula hockingsi stingless bees.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Tool use aids prey-fishing in a specialist predator of stingless bees.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Sticky plants and plant-based glues: potential for pest control.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Review
- Unlocking the bio-economic potential of native non-Apis bee products in Pakistan.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Nutrients or resin? - The relationship between resin and food foraging in stingless bees.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Differences in the biochemical content and radical scavenging activity of propolis from different parts of aRoyal Society open science · 2023Article
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- Exploring the Functional Properties of Propolis, Geopropolis, and Cerumen, with a Special Emphasis on Their Antimicrobial Effects.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Bees just wanna have fungi: a review of bee associations with nonpathogenic fungi.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2023Review
- Labellar Structure of thePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Stingless bees (Meliponini) are highly social bees that are native to tropical and sub-tropical ecosystems. Resin use is vital to many aspects of stingless bee colony function. Stingless bees use resin to build essential nest structures, repel predators, and kill would-be invaders. Furthermore, resin-derived compounds have been found to enrich the cuticular chemical profiles of many stingless bee species, and resin may play an important role in shaping the microbial communities associated with stingless bees and their nests. Despite its importance for colony function, previous reviews of resin use by stingless bees are lacking. This topic grows increasingly urgent as changes in beekeeping and land use practices occur, potentially diminishing stingless bees' ability to incorporate resin into the nest environment. In this article, we review existing literature on resin use by stingless bees and discuss potential areas of future research.
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