Pengaruh Pemberian Tempe Kedelai dan Polen dalam Bentuk Pasta Terhadap Pertumbuhan Anakan Lebah Pekerja Apis mellifera

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of soybean fermented and pollen paste on the growth of honey bees including larvae length increase, pupae length increase and pupae abdominal diameter increase. The research material is honey bee apis mellifera from farms in Cendoro village, Dawar Blandong sub-district, Mojokerto regency, as many as 96 of honey bees in the form of larvae aged 2 days and 5 day old and pupae 4 day and 11 day old. The research method was experiment / trial with Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of six treatments and four groups. The data were analyzed by analysis of variation (ANOVA) and continued with Duncan Multiple Range Test if there were differences. The results showed that the influence of each treatment on the length of the larvae and pupae was significantly different (P <0.01), while the pupae width variable was not significantly different (P> 0.05). The best treatments that affect the length of the larvae are P0, P1, P4, P5 but the effect is not different from P2. While the best treatment that affect the length of pupae is P3. It was suggested to conduct a similar study but use different types of beans to determine the effect on the worker bee brood.