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First large-scale study reveals important losses of managed honey bee and stingless bee colonies in Latin America.
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Fabrice RequierUniversité Paris-Saclay, CNRS, IRD, UMR Évolution, Génomes, Comportement et Écologie, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. fabrice.requier@ird.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1638-3141
Malena Sibaja LeytonUniversité Paris-Saclay, CNRS, IRD, UMR Évolution, Génomes, Comportement et Écologie, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4418-8765
Carolina L MoralesSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9989-5347
Lucas A GaribaldiSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0725-4049
Agostina GiacobinoSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1974-0538
Martin Pablo PorriniSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6070-1664
Juan Manuel Rosso-LondoñoUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Facultad de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales and Colectivo Abejas Vivas, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2524-8403
Rodrigo A VelardeSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3298-824X
Andrea AignasseMinisterio de la producción y ambiente Formosa (MPA), Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Formosa (UNAF), Av Luís Gutnisky 3200, Formosa, Argentina.
Patricia Aldea-SánchezSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2055-7765
Mariana Laura AllasinoÁrea de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Agricultura Familiar Región Cuyo, INTA, San Juan entre Sarmiento y José Pedro Cortinez Oeste, San Martín, 5439, San Juan, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9816-9725
Daniela ArredondoSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0042-9662
Carina AudisioSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2878-6036
Natalia Bulacio CagnoloSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.
Marina BasualdoSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6445-4624
Belén BranchiccelaSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1624-7916
Rafael A CalderónSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6991-6899
Loreley CastelliSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.
Dayson CastilhosDep. de Ciências Animais, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8511-7923
Francisca Contreras EscareñoSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6693-6704
Adriana Correa-BenítezSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7806-1995
Fabiana Oliveira da SilvaSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6919-7716
Diego Silva GarnicaFederación Colombiana de Apicultores y Criadores de Abejas, Bogota, Colombia.
Grecia de GrootSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4901-4054
Andres Delgado-CañedoSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8377-6204
Hermógenes Fernández-MarínSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0755-130X
Breno M FreitasDepartamento de Zootecnia, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60356-000, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9932-2207
Alberto Galindo-CardonaSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-1934
Nancy GarciaCentro Pyme Adeneu, Agencia de desarrollo económico del Neuquen, Neuquén, Argentina.
Paula M GarridoSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5989-4596
Tugrul GirayDepartment of Biology, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus and Institute of Neurobiology, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4383-4681
Lionel Segui GonçalvesSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2728-9986
Lucas LandiSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.
Daniel Malusá GonçalvesAssociação de Proteção às Abelhas Bee or not to Be, Ribeirão Prêto, SP, Brazil.
Silvia Inés MartinezSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3709-7157
Pablo Joaquín MojaSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.
Ana MolineriSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6453-5133
Pablo Fernando MüllerSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.
Enrique NogueiraSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8577-6585
Adriana PaciniSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7624-8078
María Alejandra PalacioSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9732-3070
Guiomar Nates ParraSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.
Alejandro Parra-HSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8868-8847
Kátia Peres GramachoSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9071-2989
Eleazar Pérez CastroSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5811-4014
Carmen Sílvia Soares PiresEmbrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, Avenida W5 Norte (Final), Caixa Postal 02372, Brasília, DF, 70770-917, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4019-022X
Francisco J ReynaldiSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1531-4905
Anais Rodríguez LuisSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2617-7894
Carmen RossiniSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1222-5381
Milton Sánchez ArmijosSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.
Estela SantosSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0648-3926
Alejandra ScannapiecoSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4228-2996
Yamandú Mendoza SpinaSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0533-2787
José María Tapia GonzálezSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0139-0667
Andrés Marcelo Vargas FernándezSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4743-8208
Blandina Felipe VianaInstituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus de Ondina, Rua Barão de Geremoabo s/n, Salvador, BA, 40170-210, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-1257
Lorena VieliDepartamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Carlos Ariel Yadró GarcíaSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6916-3647
Karina AntúnezSociedad Latinoamericana de Investigación en Abejas (SOLATINA), Montevideo, Uruguay.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3664-9835
Funding
CYTED Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo 122RT0125Eva Crane Trust ECTA_20160903Eva Crane Trust ECTA_20171216Eva Crane Trust ECTA_20230313
Abstract
Over the last quarter century, increasing honey bee colony losses motivated standardized large-scale surveys of managed honey bees (Apis mellifera), particularly in Europe and the United States. Here we present the first large-scale standardized survey of colony losses of managed honey bees and stingless bees across Latin America. Overall, 1736 beekeepers and 165 meliponiculturists participated in the 2-year survey (2016-2017 and 2017-2018). On average, 30.4% of honey bee colonies and 39.6% of stingless bee colonies were lost per year across the region. Summer losses were higher than winter losses in stingless bees (30.9% and 22.2%, respectively) but not in honey bees (18.8% and 20.6%, respectively). Colony loss increased with operation size during the summer in both honey bees and stingless bees and decreased with operation size during the winter in stingless bees. Furthermore, losses differed significantly between countries and across years for both beekeepers and meliponiculturists. Overall, winter losses of honey bee colonies in Latin America (20.6%) position this region between Europe (12.5%) and the United States (40.4%). These results highlight the magnitude of bee colony losses occurring in the region and suggest difficulties in maintaining overall colony health and economic survival for beekeepers and meliponiculturists.
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