Foraging Behaviour of the Himalayan Honeybee (&lt;i&gt;Apis cerana&lt;/i&gt; F.) on Flowers of &lt;i&gt;Fagopyrum esculentum&lt;/i&gt; M. and its Impact on Grain Quality and Yield

Singh, Madhusudan Man

doi:10.3126/eco.v15i0.1940

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“…In an apple orchard in Northern India, A. cerana indica foraged earlier in the day compared to A. mellifera , being most active between 9 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. when temperatures were between 15.5 and 21 °C, compared to A. mellifera , which were most active between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at temperatures between 21–25 °C (Verma, 1995 in [ 25 , 38 ]). In Kathmandu, Nepal, there were two peak foraging times per day, which corresponded with temperatures of 20–21 °C [ 39 ].…”

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Ecology, Behaviour and Control of Apis cerana with a Focus on Relevance to the Australian Incursion

Koetz¹

2013

Insects

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Apis cerana Fabricius is endemic to most of Asia, where it has been used for honey production and pollination services for thousands of years. Since the 1980s, A. cerana has been introduced to areas outside its natural range (namely New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Australia), which sparked fears that it may become a pest species that could compete with, and negatively affect, native Australian fauna and flora, as well as commercially kept A. mellifera and commercial crops. This literature review is a response to these concerns and reviews what is known about the ecology and behaviour of A. cerana. Differences between temperate and tropical strains of A. cerana are reviewed, as are A. cerana pollination, competition between A. cerana and A. mellifera, and the impact and control strategies of introduced A. cerana, with a particular focus on gaps of current knowledge.

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Ecology, Behaviour and Control of Apis cerana with a Focus on Relevance to the Australian Incursion

Koetz¹

2013

Insects

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“…A case study of A. cerana pollination of common buckwheat found that this bee began its foraging activities early in the morning and ceased late in the evening, a period of approximately 10 h/day. Pollination by A. cerana increased seed mass and the conversion of ovaries into fruits, increasing yield and fruit size substantially (Singh, 2009). Although China is one of the biggest buckwheat producers internationally, the national buckwheat crop of China decreased from 2.5 million ha in 1961 to 0.74 million in 2011 (Fig.…”

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Insect pollination and self‐incompatibility in edible and/or medicinal crops in southwestern China, a global hotspot of biodiversity

Ren

Wang

Bernhardt

et al. 2014

American J of Botany

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An increasing global demand for food, coupled with the widespread decline of pollinator diversity, remains an international concern in agriculture and genetic conservation. In particular, there are large gaps in the study of the pollination of economically important and traditionally grown species in China. Many plant species grown in China are both edible and used medicinally. The country retains extensive written records of agricultural and apicultural practices, facilitating contemporary studies of some important taxa. Here, we focus on Yunnan in southwestern China, a mega-biodiversity hotspot for medicinal/food plants. We used plant and insect taxa as model systems to understand the patterns and consequences of pollinator deficit to crops. We identified several gaps and limitations in research on the pollination ecology and breeding systems of domesticated taxa and their wild relatives in Yunnan and asked the following questions: (1) What is known about pollination systems of edible and medicinal plants in Yunnan? (2) What are the most important pollinators of Codonopsis subglobosa (Campanulaceae)? (3) How important are native pollinator species for maximizing yield in Chinese crops compared with the introduced Apis mellifera? We found that some crops that require cross-pollination now depend exclusively on hand pollination. Three domesticated crops are dependent primarily on the native but semidomesticated Apis cerana and the introduced A. mellifera. Other species of wild pollinators often play important roles for certain specialty crops (e.g., Vespa velutina pollinates Codonopsis subglobosa). We propose a more systematic and comprehensive approach to applied research in the future.

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“…The pooled data revealed that significantly (p<0.01) highest number of pollinators were observed during 9 to 10 am of the day (2.38±0.42 pollinators), followed by 12 noon to 1 pm (1.99±0.59 pollinators) and 3 pm to 4 pm (1.30±0.45 pollinators) ( Figure 2). Singh et al (2008) reported morning hour (8:30-9:30 am) as the peak foraging period in buckwheat followed by afternoon period for the Himalayan honeybee, Apis cerana F., however, the authors argued both periods as very important from pollination perspectives. Also, the high-altitude buckwheat cultivation areas are generally characterized by good sunshine during the morning, and a windy cold climate 120 | P a g e after 12 pm.…”

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“…The total foraging hours of the pollinator varied from 8.45 to 9.45 hours. Singh et al (2008) reported the 10-hour duration of foraging activity in buckwheat crop observed at Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal during November month of the study. Aryal et al (2016) and Campbell et al (2016) found a huge number of pollinating insects were attracted by buckwheat flowers, along with a huge diversity of beneficial predators and parasitoids.…”

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Role of Intra-Specific Varietal Mixture in Pollination Services: A Case Study in Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)

Mainali

Bista

Gurung³

et al. 2020

Int. J. Environ.

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Buckwheat is one of the crops on which pollination services from honeybees and other insect pollinators are necessary for obtaining quality and higher grain yield. Increasing plant biodiversity is an important strategy to attract and restore pollinators in an agro-ecosystem. Among many ways to increase plant biodiversity, the present study aimed to identify whether the increasing intra-specific crop diversity enhances pollinator diversity in buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench). The field experiment was conducted at research field of Hill Crop Research Program, Kabre, Dolakha district, Nepal at an altitude of 1750 m asl during 2016. Thirteen treatments, each representing either a single or combination of two or three buckwheat genotypes were laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with two replications. Pollination diversity or richness as well as their foraging behavior in the buckwheat flowers and associated yield parameters were measured for each treatment. Plots with higher intra-specific varietal mixture were found to attract more pollinators and had higher yield than plots with two or single genotypes. Pollinator visitation was higher during morning hour of the day (9 am to 10 am), which was followed by mid-day (12 noon to 1 pm) and the least visitation was observed during late afternoon (3 pm to 4 pm). The benefit of increasing intra-specific crop diversity on pollination services is not optimized and practiced under current farming practices. Hence, multi-location and multi-season studies are recommended to strengthen the current findings for future endeavors.

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Foraging Behaviour of the Himalayan Honeybee (<i>Apis cerana</i> F.) on Flowers of <i>Fagopyrum esculentum</i> M. and its Impact on Grain Quality and Yield

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Ecology, Behaviour and Control of Apis cerana with a Focus on Relevance to the Australian Incursion

Ecology, Behaviour and Control of Apis cerana with a Focus on Relevance to the Australian Incursion

Insect pollination and self‐incompatibility in edible and/or medicinal crops in southwestern China, a global hotspot of biodiversity

Role of Intra-Specific Varietal Mixture in Pollination Services: A Case Study in Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)

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