Table 1. Mean and standard deviation of colony sizes in five
species of stingless bees (Melipona flavolineata , Melipona
fasciculata , Scaptotrigona aff. postica ,Frieseomelitta longipes , Plebeia minima ). n = Number of
colonies counted, Adult bees = Number of adult bees counted in each
colony (males + workers), Sample size = colony size considering (small
<1,000 adult bees; medium = between 1,000 and 5,000 adult bees
and large-sized colonies >5,000 adult bees), Total
population = Adult bees + Brood cells, Brood cells= Number of brood
cells (bees in the egg, larva or pupa phase) counted in each colony,
Range of adult bees = Minimum and maximum the number of adult bees for
each species studied.