Procedimento operacional padrão para captura de abelhas africanizadas pelo Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Maranhão

Abstract

This paper presents several techniques for the management and capture of Africanized Bees, considering the environmental legality and safety at work related to the Fire Brigade of Maranhao, and evaluates the process of training and knowledge of the corporation’s militaries to meet this type of occurrence. To obtain the data was carried out a review of national and international references on the subject, as well as firefighters of these state be consulted through questionnaires distributed in battalions that work directly with the occurrence of Africanized bees. In conclusion, corroborate the hypotheses of this research, indicating the unpreparedness of the military regarding the Management Service and Africanized Bees capture performed, decreasing the effectiveness and safety of the service. Finally, it is concluded that the Military Firefighters Department of Maranhao requires the implementation of a unified Standard Operating Procedure in the entire state of Maranhao for Africanized Bees capture