Flight Activities and Pollen Load of Three Species of Stingless Bees (Apidae: Melliponinae)

Atmowidi, Tri; Prawasti, Taruni Sri; Raffiudin, Rika

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/197/1/012025

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“…These results supported Pangestika et al (2018) that the highest pollen load occurred in H. itama (31,392 pollen grains), followed by L. terminata (23,017 pollen grains) and T. laeviceps (8,015 pollen grains). Results of this study were different with Atmowidi et al (2018) that reported the highest pollen load (270,950 pollen grains) on L. terminata, followed by H. itama (69,802 pollen grains), and T. laeviceps (40,802 pollen grains). In this study, G. thoracica that has the largest body size, but the number of pollens collected was lowest compared to other species.…”

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The Pollen Load on Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) Foraged in Urban Area

Atmowidi¹,

Canta²,

Hasibuan³

et al. 2022

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) are eusocial insects that distributed in the tropics and subtropics. Stingless bees are pollinators for various plant species. Foraging activities of worker stingless bees collect pollens, nectar, resin or water as nutrients for individuals and colony needed. This study aimed to measures pollen load and pollen composition carried by four species of stingless bees, i.e., Tetragonula laeviceps, Lepidotrigona terminata, Heterotrigona itama, and Geniotrigona thoracica in urban area at Bogor, Indonesia. Acetolysis method was used for pollens preparation and pollens were counted by using hemacytometer under light microscope embedded with camera. The study showed that the highest pollen load occurred in H. itama (59181 pollen grains), followed by L. terminata (27806 pollen grains), T. laeviceps (20816 pollen grains), and G. thoracica (11775 pollen grains). The number of pollens collected by T. laeviceps, L. terminata, and H. itama positively correlated with body size. Thirteen types of pollen were identified on the body of stingless bees. Pollen composition collected by T. laeviceps were dominated by Chlorantaceae (50%) and Polygonaceae (20%), L. terminata and H. itama were dominated by Asteraceae (70.19% and 62.76%) and Arecaceae (22.87% and 29.65%), while in G. thoracica was dominated by Apocynaceae (53.53%) and Acanthaceae (34.32%). Lepidotrigona terminata and H. itama carried of small pollen-size and G. thoracica carried moderate pollen-size.

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The Pollen Load on Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) Foraged in Urban Area

Atmowidi¹,

Canta²,

Hasibuan³

et al. 2022

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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“…The stingless bee is a generalist bee to many plants (Atmowidi et al 2018;Suhri et al 2020). In general, the number of worker bees that carry pollen is less than bees that do not bring pollen back to the hive.…”

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The effects of introduction of the Sulawesi Endemic Stingless Bee Tetragonula cf. biroi from Sulawesi to Java on foraging behavior, natural enemies, and their productivity

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Abstract. Suhri AGMI, Soesilohadi RCH, Agus A, Kahono S. 2021. The effects of introduction of the Sulawesi Endemic Stingless Bee Tetragonula cf. biroi from Sulawesi to Java on foraging behavior, natural enemies, and their productivity. Biodiversitas 22: 5624-5632. The existence of species in an environment has gone through a long adaptation process to the natural environment. This study aims to determine the behavior of bees, pollen types, natural enemies, and products of the Sulawesi endemic bee Tetragonula cf. biroi in its natural habitat and after being introduced to Java. This research was conducted in North Luwu and Bone District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, as the native habitat. Purworejo, Magelang, and Bantul District in Java as an introduction site. The observation of foraging behavior was recorded by scan sampling method; pollen identification using the acetolysis method. Natural enemies were observed directly and through interviews with beekeepers. The results showed significant differences in the number of T. cf. biroi that returned to the nest between native and introduced habitats (p value < 0.05). Pollen collected by T. cf. biroi in Sulawesi were more varied in type. The woody plants and tall trees dominate the types of pollen they collect in Sulawesi. The pollen collected in Java was dominated by ornamental plants, intentionally grown as feed. The attack of Small hive beetle and black soldier flies larvae caused the colony of T. cf. biroi to die and not produce honey optimally. Another problem is the T. cf. biroi nest is taken over by the local bee Tetragonula laeviceps.

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“…The body size of stingless bee influenced the pollen load. Heterotrigona itama has the largest body size (5.34 mm) (Priawandiputra et al, 2020) followed by T. clypearis (4.00-4.17 mm) (Suriawanto et al, 2017), and T. laeviceps (3.7-4.5 mm) (Atmowidi et al, 2018), respectively. There is a positive correlation between a bee's body size and pollen load.…”

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The Foraging Activity and Pollination Services of Three Stingless Bee Species to Enhance Fruit Quality and Quantity of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L.)

Djakaria¹,

Atmowidi²,

Priawandiputra³

2022

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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Insect pollination has been reported to have a better yield quality and quantity than artificial pollination. Wild bees, including stingless bees contribute to effective and efficient pollination on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.: Malvaceae). However, previously no report about okra pollination by native Indonesian stingless bees, which can be potential as pollinators. Therefore, this research aims to compare foraging activities of three species of stingless bees (Heterotrigona itama, Tetragonula laeviceps, and T. clypearis) on okra plants and fruits quality and quantity parameters among four pollination treatments (three stingless bee species and without pollinator). Four cages with 50 okra plants were used for pollination treatments. The foraging observation of different stingless bee species on okra was conducted in the cages, and the okra yield from each treatment was compared. Our results showed the foraging activities of three stingless bee species were higher in the morning than those in the afternoon. In the morning, the number of visits of T. clypearis and T. laeviceps were negatively correlated with visit duration. The current study also showed that size and weight of pod, the number of seeds, and the percentage of fruit set of okra were enhanced by pollination of three stingless bee species. Unfortunately, the pollination of stingless bee species did not affect the seed germination and flavonoid content of fruits. The native of Indonesian stingless bees are good pollinators to improve pod quality and quantity.

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Flight Activities and Pollen Load of Three Species of Stingless Bees (Apidae: Melliponinae)

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

The Pollen Load on Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) Foraged in Urban Area

The Pollen Load on Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) Foraged in Urban Area

The effects of introduction of the Sulawesi Endemic Stingless Bee Tetragonula cf. biroi from Sulawesi to Java on foraging behavior, natural enemies, and their productivity

The Foraging Activity and Pollination Services of Three Stingless Bee Species to Enhance Fruit Quality and Quantity of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L.)

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