scholarly journals Diversity and Foraging Behaviour of Insect Pollinators on Murraya koenigii (L. ) (Rutaceae)

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
M. M. Dhore
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Apis Cerana ◽  
Early Morning ◽  
Insect Species ◽  
Apis Florea ◽  
Apis Dorsata ◽  
Murraya Koenigii ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Apis Cerana Indica

The present studies on diversity and foraging behaviour of insect pollinators on Murraya koenigii (L. )was carried out during March - April 2019 at Akot town situated in Akola district of Maharashtra. Ten insect species visited Murraya koenigii flowers viz. Five hymenopterans and five lepidopterons. This study revealed that hymenopterans were found to be the most dominant (97. 5%) flower visitors, followed by lepidopteron insects (2. 5%). Among these Apis florea, Apis cerana indica, and Apis dorsata were found to be the most frequent pollinators. The result on foraging behaviour of bees Apis florea started visiting Murrya koenigii flowers in early morning at 06. 00 hrs, Apis cerana indica at 6. 30 hrs and ceased their activity later in the evening. Apis mellifera and Apis dorsata , they started visiting the flowers from 7. 00hrs. Maximum foraging was by Apis florea (12 flowers /minute)followed by Apis cerana indica (10 flowers/minute )and Apis dorsata (9-10 flowers /minute). Time spent per flower was the maximum with lepidopteron (25 sec. /flower) followed by Moth (15 sec. /flower)

scholarly journals The bees (Apocrita: Hymenoptera) of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-120
Author(s):  
T Akter ◽  
S Akther ◽  
S Sultana ◽  
JA Jhorna ◽  
S Begum
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Apis Cerana ◽  
The Other ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Apis Florea ◽  
Wing Venation ◽  
Apis Dorsata ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Park Area

A total of 11 bee species belonging to two families Apidae and Megachilidae was identified. The identified species were Apis dorsata, Apis mellifera, Apis cerana, Apis florea, Ceratina binghami, Ceratina nigrolateralis, Xylocopa aestuans, Xylocopa violacea, Xylocopa latipes, Megachile disjuncta and Megachile umbripennis. The species were identified by using standard taxonomic keys. Details of external morphology like head, wing venation, antennal type, physical coloration etc. were used in the keys. The bees were collected from three areas of Dhaka city - Curzon Hall, Ramna Park and Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University from October 2017 to May 2018. During the study period it was observed that the richness of bee species was found maximum during the month of October (31.01%) and was more abundant in Curzon Hall and Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University area than the Ramna park area. The bee A. dorsata was the most abundant (about 36.23% of the total population) and M. umbripennis was the least abundant (about 1.74% of the total population) species in the study areas. It was also observed that bee species were more attracted to the yellow flowers specially Cosmos sulphureus and Tecoma stans than the other coloured flowers. J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. 2019, 5(1): 113-120

scholarly journals PLECTRANTHUS AS FORAGE FOR APIS CERANA INDICA F. AND APIS MELLIFERA L

Apidologie ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. GUPTA ◽  
R. C. MISHRA ◽  
JITENDER KUMAR
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Apis Cerana ◽  
Apis Cerana Indica

scholarly journals Effect of probiotic supplement feed on the foraging activity of Indian honeybee (Apis cerana indica F.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (4(SI)) ◽  
pp. 1093-1097
Author(s):  
I. Padma-Shree ◽  
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S.S.J. Roseleen ◽  
C.G.L. Justin ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Apis Cerana ◽  
Present Observation ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Foraging Rate ◽  
Apis Cerana Indica

Aim: To investigate the effect of probiotic supplement feed on the foraging behaviour Indian honeybee colonies to resolve the excessive usage of antibiotics. Methodology: The effect of sugar syrup feed (Untreated hives) and sugar syrup + probiotic supplement feed @ 10 ml 100 ml-1 syrup (Treated hives) on Indian honeybees was tested. The foraging activity and foraging rate were recorded and subjected to paired t- test analysis. Results: The present observation showed a significant difference in the foraging rate between the colonies fed with sugar syrup + probiotic supplement (2.33 ± 0.11 min-1) than the colonies that received sugar syrup alone (1.35 ± 0.06 min-1). The highest foraging rate (2.80 ± 0.39 min-1) was recorded in treated hives. Interpretation: The experiment revealed that the brood development was directly proportional to brood pheromone levels, which positively affects the foragers, consequently foraging rate and honey production. Thus, the probiotic supplement feeding may influence the foraging behaviour of honeybee colonies.

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