Population Estimate of the Bumblebee Bombus ephippiatus in Neverías, Sierra de Cacoma, Jalisco

  • Nancy Elizabeth Ambriz Trujillo Universidad de Guadalajara
  • R. R. Rosales Rentería Universidad de Guadalajara

Abstract

The objective of this study was to try to discover the population of Bombus ephippiatus bumblebees in Neverías, within the Sierra de Cacoma, Jalisco. For this, bumblebees were collected throughout a year in the same area for a period of one hour. Two people were in charge of this work, who used the same capture protocols every month for a year. Among the results, from 1 to 75 Bombus ephippiatus workers, from one to eight queens, and from one to nine drones were captured. It is noteworthy that Bombus ephippiatus bumblebees were found in few quantities in the months of January, February, April, May and July, which means that in these months it is not feasible to capture, while, on the contrary, in the months of August, September, October, November, December and March were viable to undertake this practice.
Published
2022-08-06
How to Cite
Ambriz Trujillo, N. E., & Rosales Rentería, R. R. (2022). Population Estimate of the Bumblebee Bombus ephippiatus in Neverías, Sierra de Cacoma, Jalisco. CIBA Revista Iberoamericana De Las Ciencias Biológicas Y Agropecuarias, 11(21), 34 - 43. https://doi.org/10.23913/ciba.v11i21.113
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Artículos Científicos