The aim of this paper was to determine the species diversity and frequency of foraging performed by bees in fragment of degraded forest in a Cerrado-Atlantic Forest ecotone area, also considering the nesting habit of each species. The foraging frequency of each bee species in the main floral sources was recorded for 12 consecutive months. The nesting site was used to sort the bees into guilds: above-ground nesting bees, ground-nesting bees, and both below and above-ground nesting bees. The guild of ground-nesting bees had 24 species and accounted for 17.48 % of the foraging rate, while above-ground nesting bees were represented by 12 species which made 8.89 % of the foraging rate, and both below and above-ground nesting bees comprised five species which made 0.43 % of the foraging rate. Africanized honeybee performed 73.20 % of the foraging flight, and presented a broad food niche. Therefore, in the forest fragment studied, two types of impacts which make difficult the survival and maintenance of the native bee fauna were observed: the dominance over floral resources by the exotic species the Africanized honeybees; the small number of large trees.

Abstract. We record, for the first time, the presence of Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in the Rio de Janeiro state, in an apiary constituted by 36 honeybee hives Apis mellifera L. No eggs or larvae of A. tumida were found, only adults. Since this is the second Brazilian state to record an infestation of small hive beetles, the responsible institutions and beekeepers on each federative unit must stay aware of this in order to prevent or retard their spreading.Notas sobre Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) em apiário no estado do Rio de JaneiroResumo. Foi notificada pela primeira vez a presença de Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidade) no estado do Rio de Janeiro em um apiário formado por 36 colmeias de abelhas Apis mellifera L. Não foi constatado presença de ovos ou larvas de A. tumida, somente adultos. Por ser o segundo estado do país a relatar ocorrência de uma espécie exótica considerada uma praga em criações de abelhas do gênero Apis em outros países e por deter pouco conhecimento sobre o impacto desse invasor na apicultura nacional, os órgãos competentes em cada unidade federativa deverão ficar atentos e montar estratégias de prevenção e vigilância, a fim controlar e/ou erradicar A. tumida em solo brasileiro.