Meliponini 140 claims

tribe · family Apidae · animal · NCBI Taxonomy ↗

Common name: stingless bees — Also written in claims: stingless bees · Meliponinae · a small species of stingless bee · stingless bees species — NCBI synonyms: Meliponinae · Trigonini

6 spellings

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Stingless bees made up 45.77% of collected floral visitors.

Taxon
Açaít0
Interactor
stingless beesMeliponinie0pollinator
Outcome
stingless beese0
Value
45.77%e0

Not reportedDirection

Verbatim

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“We collected 1656 insects from 111 species, mainly stingless bees (45.77%) and other native bees (33.32%).”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 614–720
t0

“Açaí (Euterpe oleracea)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 34–57

Title

Native Bees as Key Pollinators of Açaí (Euterpe oleracea) in the Central Amazon

João Victor Ladislau; Juliana Hipólito; Eduardo Freitas Moreira; et al. Neotropical Entomology 2026. doi:10.1007/s13744-026-01383-w

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mustard seed yield under managed stingless bees in open field was 1311.66 ± 88.12 kg/ha.

Taxon
mustard (Brassica juncea)Brassica junceat0
Interactor
stingless beesMeliponinie1pollinator
Outcome
seed yielde0
Value
1311.66 ± 88.12 kg/hae0
Setting
open fielde0

Verbatim

t0

“mustard (Brassica juncea)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 47–72
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“the open field installation practice remained superior (seed yield: 1311.66 ± 88.12 kg/ha) to caged practices (netted fields: 856.23 ± 68.23 kg/ha and greenhouse fields: 901.86 ± 74.15 kg/ha).”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1439–1631
e1

“The installation of Indian stingless bees in mustard fields optimised yields”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1357–1433

Title

Flower visitors and pollinator interactions on mustard (Brassica juncea): yield increase potential of stingless bees (Tetragonula pagdeni) across field systems

Ujjwal Layek; Trisha Bhandari; Prakash Karmakar Scientific Reports 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-54297-3

Other claims from this paper (13)
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mustard seed yield under managed stingless bees in netted fields was 856.23 ± 68.23 kg/ha.

Taxon
mustard (Brassica juncea)Brassica junceat0
Interactor
stingless beesMeliponinie1pollinator
Outcome
seed yielde0
Value
856.23 ± 68.23 kg/hae0
Setting
netted fieldse0

Verbatim

t0

“mustard (Brassica juncea)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 47–72
e0

“the open field installation practice remained superior (seed yield: 1311.66 ± 88.12 kg/ha) to caged practices (netted fields: 856.23 ± 68.23 kg/ha and greenhouse fields: 901.86 ± 74.15 kg/ha).”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1439–1631
e1

“The installation of Indian stingless bees in mustard fields optimised yields”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1357–1433

Title

Flower visitors and pollinator interactions on mustard (Brassica juncea): yield increase potential of stingless bees (Tetragonula pagdeni) across field systems

Ujjwal Layek; Trisha Bhandari; Prakash Karmakar Scientific Reports 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-54297-3

Other claims from this paper (13)
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mustard seed yield under managed stingless bees in greenhouse fields was 901.86 ± 74.15 kg/ha.

Taxon
mustard (Brassica juncea)Brassica junceat0
Interactor
stingless beesMeliponinie1pollinator
Outcome
seed yielde0
Value
901.86 ± 74.15 kg/hae0
Setting
greenhouse fieldse0

Verbatim

t0

“mustard (Brassica juncea)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 47–72
e0

“the open field installation practice remained superior (seed yield: 1311.66 ± 88.12 kg/ha) to caged practices (netted fields: 856.23 ± 68.23 kg/ha and greenhouse fields: 901.86 ± 74.15 kg/ha).”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1439–1631
e1

“The installation of Indian stingless bees in mustard fields optimised yields”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1357–1433

Title

Flower visitors and pollinator interactions on mustard (Brassica juncea): yield increase potential of stingless bees (Tetragonula pagdeni) across field systems

Ujjwal Layek; Trisha Bhandari; Prakash Karmakar Scientific Reports 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-54297-3

Other claims from this paper (13)
Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Farmers are advised to use supplementary stingless bees in open field mustard cultivation.

Taxon
mustard (Brassica juncea)Brassica junceat0
Interactor
stingless beesMeliponinie0pollinator
Outcome
utilise supplementary stingless bees in mustard cultivation (via open field application)e0

Verbatim

t0

“mustard (Brassica juncea)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 47–72
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“it is suggested that farmers utilise supplementary stingless bees in mustard cultivation (via open field application) to enhance sustainable agricultural outputs.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1657–1819

Title

Flower visitors and pollinator interactions on mustard (Brassica juncea): yield increase potential of stingless bees (Tetragonula pagdeni) across field systems

Ujjwal Layek; Trisha Bhandari; Prakash Karmakar Scientific Reports 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-54297-3

Other claims from this paper (13)
Associationauthor interpretationreview summarypositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Native pollinators significantly improve pollination efficiency of cocoa, cashew and oil palm.

Taxon
cocoa (Theobroma cacao), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)Theobroma cacaoElaeis guineensisAnacardium occidentalee0
Interactor
stingless bees, flies, and beetlesColeopteraDipteraMeliponinie1pollinator
Outcome
pollination efficiencye1
Direction
improvee1

Verbatim

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“The pollination activities of indigenous species are crucial for sustaining food production and enhancing the yield of cocoa (Theobroma cacao), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in Nigeria”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–220
e1

“Native pollinators especially stingless bees, flies, and beetles significantly improve pollination efficiency, resulting in better fruit yield, seed quality, and crop resilience”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 221–398

Title

Pollination Efficiency of Indigenous Insects on Major Nigerian Crops: A Case Study of Cocoa, Cashew, and Oil Palm Farms

Moses Adondua Abah; Micheal Abimbola Oladosu; Sarah Oluwaseun Julius; et al. Trends in Biological Sciences 2025. doi:10.21124/tbs.2025.110.120

Other claims from this paper (8)
Associationauthor interpretationreview summarypositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Native pollinators give better fruit yield, seed quality and crop resilience.

Taxon
cocoa (Theobroma cacao), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)Theobroma cacaoElaeis guineensisAnacardium occidentalee0
Interactor
stingless bees, flies, and beetlesColeopteraDipteraMeliponinie1pollinator
Outcome
fruit yield, seed quality, and crop resiliencee1
Direction
bettere1

Verbatim

e0

“The pollination activities of indigenous species are crucial for sustaining food production and enhancing the yield of cocoa (Theobroma cacao), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in Nigeria”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–220
e1

“Native pollinators especially stingless bees, flies, and beetles significantly improve pollination efficiency, resulting in better fruit yield, seed quality, and crop resilience”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 221–398

Title

Pollination Efficiency of Indigenous Insects on Major Nigerian Crops: A Case Study of Cocoa, Cashew, and Oil Palm Farms

Moses Adondua Abah; Micheal Abimbola Oladosu; Sarah Oluwaseun Julius; et al. Trends in Biological Sciences 2025. doi:10.21124/tbs.2025.110.120

Other claims from this paper (8)
Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Stingless bees and microdiptera were less efficient than ants at depositing pollen in cocoa.

Taxon
Theobroma cacaoTheobroma cacaoe0
Interactor
stingless beesMeliponinie4pollinator
Second interactor
microdipterae4pollinator
Outcome
depositing pollene4
Direction
less efficiente4

Verbatim

e0

“cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 143–170
e4

“stingless bees and microdiptera were less efficient when depositing pollen, but complementary to small crawling arthropods in the time of flower visits”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1101–1252

Title

Not all flowers' visitors are pollinators: Combining indicators to identify their role in the cocoa pollination service

Isabelle Merle; Jimmy Trinidad Pico Rosado; Nelly Judith Paredes Andrade; et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 2025. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2025.109716

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Stingless bees and microdiptera were complementary to small crawling arthropods in the time of flower visits.

Taxon
Theobroma cacaoTheobroma cacaoe0
Interactor
stingless beesMeliponinie4pollinator
Second interactor
microdipterae4pollinator
Outcome
time of flower visitse4
Qualifier
complementary to small crawling arthropodse4

Verbatim

e0

“cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 143–170
e4

“stingless bees and microdiptera were less efficient when depositing pollen, but complementary to small crawling arthropods in the time of flower visits”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1101–1252

Title

Not all flowers' visitors are pollinators: Combining indicators to identify their role in the cocoa pollination service

Isabelle Merle; Jimmy Trinidad Pico Rosado; Nelly Judith Paredes Andrade; et al. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 2025. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2025.109716

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ants and stingless bees, and possibly aphids, have great potential to act as cocoa pollinators.

Interactor
AntsFormicidaee1pollinator
Second interactor
stingless beesMeliponinie1pollinator
Outcome
great potential to act as pollinatorse1
Qualifier
aphidse1

Verbatim

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“Cocoa, an important global commodity”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–45
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“Ants, stingless bees and aphids also have great potential to act as pollinators”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1374–1453

Title

Flies and Cocoa: The Key to Global Chocolate Production

Isabella Hevily Silva Torquato; Rosinaira Gonzaga de Souza; Márcia Motta Maués; et al. Journal of Applied Entomology 2025. doi:10.1111/jen.13473

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