Foraging behavior of stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell, 1918) (Hymenoptera : Apidae : Meliponini)

Jaapar, Mohd Fahimee; Jajuli, Rosliza; Mispan, Muhamad Radzali; Ghani, Idris Abd.

doi:10.1063/1.5027952

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“…From our study results, it can be concluded that in some situations, stingless bees will forage for nectar without collecting pollen. Referring to Jaapar et al (2018) [49] and Asma et al (2019) [50], stingless bees collect pollen in the morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and then again from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The worker bees also normally collect resin to produce extrafloral honey before returning to the hive [49,51].…”

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Metabarcoding in Diet Assessment of Heterotrigona itama Based on trnL Marker towards Domestication Program

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Badrulisham

Zulidzham

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Honey quality is the main criterion used for evaluating honey production in the stingless bee Heterotrigona itama, and it is correlated with the plant species consumed as its main diet. The objective of this study was to obtain the metabarcode data from 12 populations of H. itama species throughout Malaysia (Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia) using the trnL marker. A total of 262 species under 70 families and five phyla of plants were foraged by H. itama in the studied populations. Spermatophyta and Magnoliophyta were recorded as the two most abundant phyla foraged, at 55.95% and 32.39%, respectively. Four species, Garcinia oblongifolia, Muntingia calabura, Mallotus pellatus, and Pinus squamata, occurred abundantly and were consumed by H. itama in all the populations. These data are considered as a fundamental finding that is specific to the diet of H. itama for strategizing the management of the domestication process specifically in a mono-cropping system and in a netted structure. Thus, based on these findings, we recommend Momordica charantia, Melastoma sp., and Cucumis sativa as the best choices of food plant species to be planted and utilized by H. itama in meliponiculture.

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Metabarcoding in Diet Assessment of Heterotrigona itama Based on trnL Marker towards Domestication Program

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Badrulisham

Zulidzham

et al. 2021

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“…Foraging activity also strongly depends on abiotic factors. Previous studies revealed that foraging activity has a positive correlation with temperature and a negative correlation with relative humidity [20,21].…”

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Food Reward and Distance Influence the Foraging Pattern of Stingless Bee, Heterotrigona itama

Basari

Ramli

Khairi

2018

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Beekeeping with stingless bee provides new opportunities to improve the incomes of many households in Malaysia through the sale of honey and other bee products. While Heterotrigona itama is one of the most commonly cultured species of stingless bees, its behavior is not very well understood. Hence, we conducted this study to investigate the behavior of H. itama in exploiting food sources by ascertaining the nectar sugar concentration preferred by the bee. We also aimed to determine the preferred distance of food source from the beehive. Our results suggest that H. itama prefers high sugar concentrations of 35% and above, and most of the bees preferred to forage close to their hive to collect food. We discuss how nectar concentration, food distance, and abiotic factors influence the number of bees exploiting food sources and the overall foraging pattern of H. itama.

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“…Hampir semua anggota dari Hymenoptera merupakan penjelajah aktif, baik penjelajah melalui aerial maupun terrestrial (Silva et. al., 2014;Jaapar et. al., 2018).…”

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Keanekaragaman Serangga Pengunjung Tanaman Cabai Rawit (Capsicum annuum L.) di Wiyoro, Bantul

Putra

2020

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Chili is one of the plants that’s planted Indonesian. Excessive use of chemical insecticides in chili planters can cause damage to ecosystems for example reducing in biodiversity. This study aims to determine the diversity and abundance of insects found in chili plants in Banguntapan, Bantul. Sampling uses indirect capture, insect nets, yellow pan traps (YPT), and pitfalls. Insect nets were swung along vertically in chili beds. 15 pieces of YPT and pitfalls were installed for each trap. Sampling was done 8 times in 2 months. The results were order that had most species was Hymenoptera (83 species), while the least were Blattaria, Dermaptera, Diplura, Strepsiptera, and Trombidiformes, each 1 species. The order that has the most abundance individuals was Diptera with 2939 individuals. The species that has the highest abundance was Paratrechina longicornis (Hym: Formicidae) with 1071 individuals. The Shanon-Wiener Index value obtained is 1.883621, which classified as medium diversity.

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Foraging behavior of stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell, 1918) (Hymenoptera : Apidae : Meliponini)

Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

Metabarcoding in Diet Assessment of Heterotrigona itama Based on trnL Marker towards Domestication Program

Metabarcoding in Diet Assessment of Heterotrigona itama Based on trnL Marker towards Domestication Program

Food Reward and Distance Influence the Foraging Pattern of Stingless Bee, Heterotrigona itama

Keanekaragaman Serangga Pengunjung Tanaman Cabai Rawit (Capsicum annuum L.) di Wiyoro, Bantul

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