CV Lattes
Abstract
The bees are essential for the environment because they are responsible for pollination of more than 70% of agricultural crops in the world. In Brazil there are six families of bees, Apidae family is the most numerous. Among the representatives of this family is the species Melipona scutellaris, popularly known as "uruçu" or "uruçu do nordeste". However, in the last 50 years there has bee…