My Bee Publications

Heard, T.A. (2006) Traditional stingless beekeeping in Mexico. Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin. 34: 151-154.

Cortopassi-Laurino, M., Imperatriz-Fonseca, V.L. Roubik, D.W., Dollin, A., Heard, T., Bengoa Aguilar, I., Venturieri, G.C., Eardley, C., Nogueira-Neto P. (2006) Global Meliponiculture: challenges and opportunities. Apidologie 37: 1-17?

Heard, T (2003) Native stingless bees: biology, conservation and economic utilisation. Queensland Entomological Society News Bulletin. 31: 134-141.

Cunningham, S.A., Fitzgibbon, F. and Heard T.A. (2002) The future of pollination in Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 53: 893-900.

White, D. Cribb B.W. and Heard, T.A. (2001) Flower constancy of the stingless bee, Trigona carbonaria Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). Australian Journal of Entomology 40: 61-64.

Heard, T.A. and Dollin, A. (2000) Stingless beekeeping in Australia, snapshot of an infant industry. Bee World 82: 116-125.

Amano K. Nemoto, T. and Heard T.A. (2000) What are the stingless Bees, and why and how to use them as crop pollinators? - a review. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 34: 183-190.

Heard, T. (2000) Could Aussie stingless bees pollinate avocado? Aussie Bee 15: 20-21.

Heard, T.A. (1999) The role of stingless bees in crop pollination. Annual Review of Entomology 44: 183-206.

Heard, T. (1999) Leafcutter bees and crop pollination. Aussie Bee 9: 6-7.

Heard, T. (1999) Pollination of mangoes: flies or stingless bees. Aussie Bee 11: 11.

Heard, T.A. and Dollin A. (1998) Crop pollination with native stingless bees. Native bees of Australia Series, Booklet 6, Australian Native Bee Research Centre: Sydney.

Heard, T. (1998) Amegilla native bees and the pollination of cardamom. Aussie Bee 6: 12.

Heard, T. (1998) Stingless bees as pollinators of macadamia. Aussie Bee 7: 8.

Heard, T. (1998) Carpenter bees and the pollination of passionfruit. Aussie Bee 8: 6-7.

Dollin A. and Heard, T.A. (1997) Beekeeping with native stingless bees in Australia. Native bees of Australia Series, Booklet 5, Australian Native Bee Research Centre: Sydney.

Heard, T.A. (1996) The stingless bees. Nature Australia Spring 1996 pp. 50-55.

Yamane, S., Heard, T.A. and Sakagami, S.F. (1995). Oviposition behaviour of the stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponinae) XVI. Trigona (Tetragonula) carbonaria endemic to Australia, with a highly integrated oviposition process. Japanese Journal of Entomology 63: 275-296.

Heard, T.A. (1994) Behaviour and pollinator efficiency of stingless bees and honey bees on macadamia flowers. Journal of Apicultural Research 33: 191-198.

Heard, T.A. and Exley, E.M. (1994) Diversity, abundance and distribution of insect visitors to macadamia flowers. Environmental Entomology 23: 91-100.

Heard, T.A. (1994) Book review of “Insect Pollination of Crops”, by J.B. Free. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 33: 164.

Heard, T.A. and Hendrikz, J.K. (1993) Factors influencing flight activity of colonies of the stingless bee, Trigona carbonaria (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 41: 343-353.

Heard, T.A. (1993) Pollinator requirements and flowering patterns of Macadamia integrifolia. Australian Journal of Botany 41: 491-497.

Heard, T. A. (1991) Aspects of the pollination biology of macadamia and cashew. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Queensland, Brisbane.

Heard, T.A.; Vithanage, V. and Chacko, E.K. (1990) Pollination biology of cashew in the Northern Territory of Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 41: 1101-1114.

Heard, T.A. (1988) Propagation of hives of Trigona carbonaria. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 27: 303-304.

Heard, T.A. (1988) Establishment and propagation of hives of the stingless bee, Trigona carbonaria. Proceedings of the Second Australian and International beekeeping Congress, pp 114-116.

Heard, T.A. (1988) Establishment and propagation of hives of native stingless bees for orchard pollination. Rare Fruits Council of Australia Inc. Newsletter, no. 52 pp 12-14.

Heard, T.A. (1988) Establishment and propagation of hives of native stingless bees. Australasian Beekeeper.

Heard, T.A. (1988) Establishment and propagation of hives of native stingless bees for pollination of macadamia. Australian Macadamia Society News Bulletin 16: 10-13.

Fain, A. and Heard, T.A. (1987) Description and life cycle of Cerophagus trigona spec. nov. (Acari, Acaridae), associated with the stingless bee Trigona carbonaria Smith in Australia. Bulletin de L’Institute Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 57: 197-202.